“Try to be present and listen respectfully, with an open mind,” I suggest. I facilitate personal story sharing in schools and organizations with the aim of building understanding across human differences. I frame the session with guidelines, and by setting the intention of listening. “This is a time to listen to personal stories, to try to understand the reality of some members of your … [Read more...]
Listening Across Differences
November 16, 2016 by Cindy Rivka Marshall
Filed Under: Appreciations, Communication Tools, Diversity, Facilitation, Personal Stories, Response Technique, Story Tagged With: empathy, group facilitation, listening skills, offering appreciations, personal storytelling