Marriage Course - September 3, 2012

Day 17 - Effective Listening Summary

The presenters encourage us to engage in effective listening.

Question:What will be the hardest part of effective listening for you? How will you try to overcome this?

From Series: "Marriage"

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Identify the issue

Discuss the issue rather than attack each other

  • avoid labelling “you never … “you always”
  • use “I” statements e.g., (I feel undervalued when)
  • listen to dour partner (allow them to hold the table napkin when speaking as described earlier)

Complete the exercise below: