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The science and practice of emotions: how to actually use them

Maurizio La Cava interviews Joshua Freedman, live on the MLC podcast, with Emotion Rules and Lean Presentation Design on the table

Joshua Freedman has measured emotional intelligence (EQ) for decades. His global research shows it is falling almost everywhere, so those who still have it stand out more than ever.

Live, one hour. The questions I would actually ask him, not a press-kit interview.

You will leave able to
  • Read what people really feel, even when they don't say it
  • Train your EQ with one exercise, starting the same week
  • Use the one skill AI can't do for you
Free · Live · 1 hour · July 15, 17:00 CEST
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The real reason it matters

Everyone calls it a soft skill. It is the hardest one.

Reducing emotional intelligence to a soft skill is the fastest way to misunderstand it.

Across 160+ countries, Joshua Freedman has measured emotional intelligence, and the data reveals an Emotional Recession: global EQ is falling, while trust, attention and the ability to listen become the rarest, most in demand resource inside teams.

This is where your work comes in. No conversation, sales pitch or presentation works without reading the person in front of you. One hour, live, to turn emotional intelligence from a word into a skill you can use the very next morning.

Two authors, one conversation

Who you will spend the hour with.

Joshua Freedman, CEO and co-founder of Six Seconds
The guest

Joshua Freedman LinkedIn ↗

CEO and co-founder of Six Seconds · Author of Emotion Rules

Joshua leads Six Seconds, the world's largest network dedicated to emotional intelligence, active in over 150 countries. A Master Certified Coach (ICF) and author of seven books, he created the reference SEI assessment and leads State of the Heart, the global study that has measured EQ since 2011.

He coined the Emotional Recession: the steady, measurable decline of emotional intelligence worldwide, and what it means for leadership, trust and the ability to communicate.

CEO, Six SecondsBestselling authorMaster Certified Coach (ICF)EQ in 150+ countries
Maurizio La Cava, founder of MLC and host of the MLC podcast
The host

Maurizio La Cava LinkedIn ↗

Founder, MLC Presentation Design Consulting · Host of the MLC podcast

On the MLC podcast, Maurizio interviews international authors and voices to bring professionals ideas that usually stay abroad. For years he has helped companies and managers communicate better through the Lean Presentation Design methodology.

An international speaker and author of books translated into several languages, here he steps into the interviewer's chair: direct questions, zero fluff, a conversation you can put to work the next day.

Founder, MLCHost, MLC PodcastBestselling author

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Two authors, one conversation

Both bring a book to the table.

Emotion Rules, Joshua Freedman's book
The guest's book

Emotion Rules

Joshua Freedman, 2026
From emotional intelligence to emotional wisdom: how to use emotions as data to make better decisions. Science, practice and concrete exercises, from the author who measures EQ in over 160 countries.
Lean Presentation Design, Maurizio La Cava's book
The host's book

Lean Presentation Design

Maurizio La Cava, 2nd ed., FrancoAngeli
A methodology that fuses lean thinking and cognitive science to build presentations that actually land, the same instinct it takes to read a room and hold attention.

An hour with someone who studies emotions for a living.