BETTER LISTENING

Today's Topic - BETTER LISTENING
Saturday afternoon discussion sessions are being scheduled about every 2 weeks with adjustments for holidays or host schedule conflicts. Occasional in person meetings will be scheduled in the NY capital district. Please consider one or more of the following for pre-event reading/viewing/listening. These links are not provided as definitive mini lectures on the topic. Rather they are meant to stimulate related thoughts feelings & questions for a general enjoyable informational discussion at the meetup -
Wikipedia/Active Listening - text - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_listening

Huffpost/Emma Fulenwider/I Bought Baby Formula For My Neighbors Who Depend on SNAP. It Was a Big Mistake - text - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/government-shutdown-snap-infant-formula-helping_n_690b6cc4e4b08f258c879387?utm_campaign=share_email&ncid=other_email_o63gt2jcad4

YouTube/TEDxTalks/Celeste Headlee/How to Have a Good Conversation - 2015 - video - 12min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6n3iNh4XLI

goodreads/William R. Miller/Listening Well: The Art of Empathetic Understanding - book review text - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38370466-listening-well

YouTube/Harvard Business Review/ The Art of Active Listening - 2022 - video - 7.5min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDMtx5ivKK0

YouTube/TED-Ed/ 4 things all great listeners know - Nov 2022 - video - 5min -
https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_ed_4_things_all_great_listeners_know

GENERAL PROCEDURE
We will first make introductory personal comments and briefly share our personal views of this topic. BRIEF responses will be allowed after each person's comments until everyone has had a chance to speak. We may watch a brief video. Muting will be voluntary unless one or more participants become excessively interruptive. Feedback comments are always appreciated as are suggestions for videos and future themes.

If you are interested in participating, & haven't already done so, please
1.) Choose computer, tablet or cell phone.
2.) Download Zoom app.
3.) RSVP so that you can see the link & I can message you with the Meeting ID & password if you have a problem connecting
4.) At the time of this event, USE the LINK provided, to the right, under the heading "ONLINE EVENT"

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5. If you have not RSVPed and try to use the link as in 4.) , it may not work. If that is the case, please RSVP and try again.