In this video, Eunice and Jennie explain what it means to be “a complete listener”. They explain how listening to understand and being mindful of differences and similarities not only makes conversations more meaningful, but also makes us better people.
Thanks Eunice and Jennie!
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Here’s what Craig says in the video
Hi everybody. Hey it’s Craig Freshley here.
I just lead a workshop about inter-group dialogue, and Eunice here said that it really helps in conversations when someone is a complete listener.
I love that phrase and so I’m going to ask her and also Jennie to talk a little more about it. Let’s see what they have to say.
Okay, so Eunice, Jennie tell me what does it mean in your mind to be a complete listener?
“I think a tendency of people is to listen with the intent of responding as opposed to listening with the intent of understanding the perspective first, and then formulating some sort of response that will deepen the understanding, and then facilitate a conversation with their differences or similarities.” – Eunice
“I also think it’s about thinking about what assumptions you have going into the conversation. How your experiences have informed your own perception and then using that to think about how others also have their own experiences that are different from yours, and using that as a way to really authentically listen to what they have to say knowing that you have differences and similarities.” – Jennie
“And one more thing. Everybody has their own experiences through the lens catered to their experiences that they have, by listening you can see how somebody else sees it from a different level, from a different view and I think it’s important not only for the person in the conversation but also as a self-bettering assessment of being a person.” – Eunice
Awesome. Thanks Jennie. Thanks Eunice.
I hope this helps you, listeners, be a complete listener.
Thanks a lot everybody.
