The Danger of the Free Phenomenon
We chose the chef’s table, aka sitting at the expo table up close and personal with the chefs/cooks/dishwashers. Our obsession with The Bear drove our decision. Jill and I both ordered the tri-tip steak option for our mains, and requested it medium rare. Our temp was...
Do you listen when you talk? Or are people checking out when you’re speaking?
We’re back with another edition of the Story Session Activity. This activity was born from delivering one horrible active listening workshop too many and deciding there had to be another way. The breakdown: one person gets 3 minutes to tell the group about a...
Listening: How to calm down from an emotional response
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIUeJ2CqhK8[/embedyt] Have you ever had that moment when you’re talking to someone and they start to say something and you think FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DO NOT FINISH THAT STATEMENT. Something like,...
Active Listening: More than a Head Nod
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn0QvAaPtug[/embedyt] Active listening. How many of you have been to a workshop, a seminar, a training, when they talked about active listening? I’m going to bet the majority of you. I’m also going to bet...
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