Gossip

Gossip is perhaps one of the most toxic forms of speech we have today. All media is built on it. The key to breaking gossip is to have something more interesting to talk about. When there isn’t anything interesting, gossip then becomes the default. Instead of “Did you hear…” we can begin with, “What have you built lately?” There are lots of ways to go here. The key is building things and people up instead of what needs to be torn down.