ILA 2024: International Listening Assn. 45th Annual Convention

A brief presentation of the exercise “A Walk in The Park: Civil Dialogue in Motion” will be followed by the exercise itself followed by 15-20 minutes of debriefing.

“Outstanding leaders are outstanding listeners! This is the simple premise of listening Leaders: The Ten Golden Rules to Listen, Lead, and Succeed.”

During this listening presentation Manny Steil and Lori Joubert will guide you to engage with the Ten Golden Rules as a framework for developing listening leadership including the SIER model.

Together we will highlight key concepts from the book offering our own insights and then invite you to participate in developing your own understanding of listening leadership!

Our goal is to share the findings offered in the Listening Leaders foundational work and lead participants through purposeful engagement to learn more about your own listening leadership attitudes, skills, and knowledge.

An enjoyable, insightful presentation using video, PowerPoint, and handouts to show how the Marriage Mirror (a computerized, proven, self-help instrument with spiritual components) leads partners in the discovery of ways to improve their listening. They learn the appropriate context for responding and how best to respond to each other. The results are increased mutual understanding, growing trust, and a deeper satisfaction in their relationship. The Marriage Mirror process was used in my earlier instrument where over 90% of those who participated were observed (six months after their participation) by their colleagues to have statistically improved their listening.

High-quality listening is characterized by an absence of listener judgment and curated listener curiosity. This is easier said than done, especially when you have a stake in the conversation outcome. Chic Thompson notes people are more likely to respond with “killer phrases” than “empowering phrases." Come play with language during this experiential workshop. Discover how to move beyond judgment and “killer phrases” to curious questions and empowering phrases that demonstrate respect and support speakers, and enhance relationships while addressing underlying concerns. Whether you listen at home or in the workplace, classroom, or during civic discourse, this workshop is for you.

Sustaining listening practice requires commitment to daily micro-practices and belief that through listening the listener is changed. In this workshop, participants will play games that build familiarity with the common impediments to listening and micro-practices for countering them in a fun and engaging environment. We will use micro-practices to highlight the impact of stories and how our ability to listen can be transformational (or not).