Practicing Interpersonal Communication

Exercises

First exercise for Challenge 1: Active Listening

Find a practice partner. Take turns telling events from your lives. As you listen to your practice partner, sum up your practice partner's overall experience and feelings in brief responses during the telling.

Second exercise for Challenge 1: Learning from the past with the tools of the present.

Think of one or more conversations in your life that went badly. Imagine how the conversations might have gone better with more responsive listening. Write down your alternative version of the conversation.