Julian Treasure

Why you should listen

Julian Treasure asks us to pay attention to how the sounds around us affect us and to become conscious in our speaking and especially our listening — primal skills that we don’t teach at school but that shape our life outcomes. He is the author of the book Sound Business, a manual for effective sound use in every aspect of business. His second book, How to be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening, offers practical exercises to improve communication skills and an inspiring vision for a sonorous world of effective speaking, conscious listening and understanding. His third book, Sound Affects, published in 2025, gives us every reason to listen to the amazing sound around us, and to each other. He speaks globally on communication skills and sound design.