The Daily Boost #678
In conflict? Try this!
Next time you’re in a conflict during conversation, give “looping” a try. To sum up the practice, as described by mediator Amanda Ripley:
Listen for what seems most important to the other person (not to you!).
When that person is done sharing, reflect back to them what you heard, distilling their point(s) into “the most elegant language you can muster."
Then ask them, “Is that right? Did I get what you were trying to say?”
(My thanks to Amanda Ripley, via The OnBeing Project.)
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I often say “I hear you” to let them know I am truly listening.
This is such good advice! I use it often just because I want people to know I am listening but also, I then know that I have actually understood what they meant