The ART and CRAFT of LISTENING

We need collaborative relationships at home, work, and community to achieve individual and group goals. The essential elements for building such a relationship are: Listening, Understanding, and Sharing our understanding in a respectful manner. We will role play effective listening utilizing resources like the following.

• 12 Roadblocks to Active Listening by Thomas Gordon
• "Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone" Book by Mark Goulston
• "Listening Well - The art of empathic understanding" Book by William Miller
• Reflective listening From Holding Hope (Marriage and Family therapy)
• "I am Right, You are Wrong, Now What" Book by Xavier Amador explains the LEAP tools: Listen- Empathize- Agree- Partner. LEAP Institute Videos and Podcasts
• Nonviolent Communication (NVC) - 9 one-hour audio book chapters narrated by Marshall Rosenberg the founder. An introduction to Nonviolent Communication Transcript of a talk by the host of this group Surya
• "The Business of Listening" by Diana Bonet Romero
• And more to come

Payment Terms

• The FIRST three meetings are FREE for each attendee.
• From the fourth meeting, I request each attendee to make some payment via PayPal depending on (1) how helpful was the meeting to them (2) their financial situation. No one will be denied the benefit of these meetings.

Questions?
Contact me at csrao1003@gmail.com