Lessons: Miller
This is a 3 Lesson workshop that William (Bill) Miller held in an adult school titled "Listening Across Canyons." Bill told me I can use this outline for our work. The workshop is geared towards preparing participants to have empathic dialogues across the political divide.
Listening Across Canyons
by William Miller
Empathy
The Skill of Accurate Empathy
Three Disciplines of Accurate Empathy
Discipline 1: Focusing. Full attention. No agenda except for understanding
Discipline 2: Refraining from Roadblocks
Twelve Roadblocks that are Not Listening
Discipline 3: Mirroring
The Skill of Reflective Listening
Forming a Reflection
Simple and Complex Reflections
Experience Forming Reflections
How is Reflective Listening Different from Conversation?
Take-Home
Three Disciplines of Reflective Listening
Listening Across Political Differences
Take-Home