Listening as Abstracting: Embodying the Move from Sensation to Symbol

When we foreground listening as both a cognitive and somatic practice, we pique curiosity about what it means to do more than “just listen.” By unpacking this phrase as a multi-ordinal trap that hides the complex and layered nature of communication, we move listening from a passive habit to a conscious skill.
So join us and learn how to improve your listening skills.
Presenter: Prof Mary Lahman
Bio: Mary Lahman, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies at Manchester University and a Certified Practitioner of the ECHO Listening Profile, Mary developed a new curriculum dedicated to listening for Manchester and now facilitates listening workshops for Lead Boldly Learning. She has published chapters in The Handbook of Listening and The Routledge Handbook of Public Speaking Research and Theory and led efforts to co-author Communication Across Contexts: A Listening-centered Approach (Kendall Hunt, 2018) with departmental colleagues.