Length: 10-15 mins

Talk about the practices of a good listener.

Link to printable version coming soon

Watch

Watch this video together.

The video suggests that good listeners:

  1. Egg us on

  2. Urge clarification

  3. Don’t moralize

  4. Separate disagreement from criticism

Discuss

  • Do you agree or disagree? Why?

  • What practices do you consider part of good listening?

  • Which of all these practices do you think you do well? Poorly?

  • With all these practices in mind, is there a next step you’d like to take in the area of listening?