House of Style

House of Style

Five minutes every Thursday on style in the bigger sense: how you show up in a meeting, on a call, at dinner, and in every conversation in between. One idea, one thing worth reading, and one thing you can use before the weekend. From Grant Alexander.

Distracted by your own face on video calls?

Oct 22, 2026

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Distracted by your own face on video calls?

Fix your light once before the call, then hide your own video.

Four words for hard conversations

Oct 15, 2026

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1 min read

Four words for hard conversations

Dreading a hard conversation? Try opening with "We can do better."

Stop second-guessing what to wear

Oct 1, 2026

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1 min read

Stop second-guessing what to wear

Pick one word for how you want people to feel, and let it settle the rest.

Nobody is born confident in front of people

Sep 24, 2026

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1 min read

Nobody is born confident in front of people

It looks like a personality. It's mostly small things you can practice.