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Podcast: Life Skills 101
Episode: Active Listening Skills and Critical Thinking
Description: Today I am joined by Dr. David Nehring to talk about Active Listening Skills. This is a simple formula that will build Critical Thinking Skills, as it requires attention to detail, empathy and understanding feelings, as well as empathy and compassion.
As you sit with someone to really listen to them by using Active Listening Skills:
Be aware of yourself
Clarify the goal of the conversation in your own head:
Are you wanting to just hear the person?
Gain mutual understanding?
Negotiate shared action?
Understand how much pain the other person is in?
Given what...