morgan (@gilmoregirlglossary)
The best communicators we know are also the best listeners. It’s not enough to ask questions; you also need to listen to the answers.
Bob Gower • Radical Alignment: How to Have Game-Changing Conversations That Will Transform Your Business and Your Life
Many communicators try to make themselves look smart. Great listeners are more interested in making their audiences feel smart. They help people approach their own views with more humility, doubt, and curiosity. When people have a chance to express themselves out loud, they often discover new thoughts. As the writer E. M. Forster put it, “How can I
... See moreLike a good improv comedian, a good conversationalist controls her impatience and listens to learn, rather than to respond. That means she’ll wait for the end of the other person’s comment, and then pause for a few beats to consider how to respond to what’s been said,