Speaking, Listening, Understanding: The Art of Creating Conscious Conversation

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Self Improvement, Creativity
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Author: Heinz Zimmermann ISBN: 9781584205142
Publisher: Steinerbooks Publication: October 1, 2004
Imprint: Lindisfarne Books Language: English
Author: Heinz Zimmermann
ISBN: 9781584205142
Publisher: Steinerbooks
Publication: October 1, 2004
Imprint: Lindisfarne Books
Language: English
All human activity, whatever the size of the communitywhether in business, the family, schools, or politicsis group activity. Such group activity depends upon the ability of human beings to work together consciously in language. Speaking, Listening, Understanding is a book about group conversations, especially those intended to arrive at decisions and/or insights. Various types of conversations are described. In the process, we learn how individual participants, context, and mood can affect the overall process, Exercises, both group and individual, are provided for different kinds of conversations. Rather than the dynamics of group psychology, however, the author starts from the artistic aspects of conversation: namely, language and consciousness. Using examples and anectdotes drawn from many years of work with groups, Zimmermann shows in a straightforward way what can go wrong and why. Then, through a step-by-step articulation of the processes involved in conversationspeaking, listening, and understandinghe shows what kinds of awareness an practices can strengthen the group processes that facilitate creative conversation.
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All human activity, whatever the size of the communitywhether in business, the family, schools, or politicsis group activity. Such group activity depends upon the ability of human beings to work together consciously in language. Speaking, Listening, Understanding is a book about group conversations, especially those intended to arrive at decisions and/or insights. Various types of conversations are described. In the process, we learn how individual participants, context, and mood can affect the overall process, Exercises, both group and individual, are provided for different kinds of conversations. Rather than the dynamics of group psychology, however, the author starts from the artistic aspects of conversation: namely, language and consciousness. Using examples and anectdotes drawn from many years of work with groups, Zimmermann shows in a straightforward way what can go wrong and why. Then, through a step-by-step articulation of the processes involved in conversationspeaking, listening, and understandinghe shows what kinds of awareness an practices can strengthen the group processes that facilitate creative conversation.

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