Agenda
Rogers -
which Rogers
Edwin cut a section of good listening.
Participants speak and we model
Who will our audience.
Choose 2 people.
On team - people who do the Empathy Circle
Ingrid
Janna
Beata
Daniel
New Empathy Circle
Do invitation
What does going deep mean as Listener?
capturing inner experience and feelings
What does going deep mean as Speaker?
a mutual journey. of depth.
Why are we doing this.
We want to create forward motion in their personal experience. and finding fresh territory to community.
they come alive.
Skilled People
or Unskilled
TO DO
Susan
create power point
set times on Run of show
Miller
what to model
Edwin To Do
Study outline
Find Rogers sample and clip video
Millers explanation of how to reflect, recap, paraphrase listen - check facilitators guide
what story to model and reflect
Meeting summary
Edwin and Susan met to plan a 2.5-hour workshop on deeper listening and speaking for the Empathy Center. They discussed the structure of the training, including using PowerPoint slides, demonstrating active listening techniques, and incorporating video examples from Carl Rogers. Susan proposed starting with a pilot session with two experienced participants to refine the training approach before expanding it to a broader audience. They agreed to meet again the following Monday at 2 PM to further develop the curriculum, with Susan planning to create PowerPoint slides and send her facilitator's guide document with Miller's paraphrasing techniques highlighted in blue.
Bring an Empathy Center t-shirt for Susan to the Braver Angels event.
Find a suitable short video clip of Carl Rogers demonstrating deeper listening.
Review William Miller's explanation of how to paraphrase/reflect.
Convert the training outline to include time codes for each step.
Think about what story or scenario to model during the training.
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Susan informed Edwin about her upcoming presentation to Stanford's provost office on August 26th regarding faculty housing challenges. Edwin discussed the Empathy Center's involvement with Braver Angels, an organization focused on depolarization, including their recent conference in Philadelphia and local chapters in the Bay Area. They planned to set up an empathy tent at an upcoming Braver Angels gathering at the Berkeley Marina to offer active listening and promote empathy circles to the community.
Susan and Edwin discussed plans for an upcoming Empathy Center training session. Susan shared her community building experience and mentioned having a busy weekend with a block party on the 23rd. Edwin confirmed he would bring a t-shirt for Susan and provided an overview of the project organization on the Empathy Movement Curriculum website. They agreed to finalize the 2.5-hour workshop content and then proceed with hosting and iterating the training.
Susan and Edwin agreed to conduct a 2-hour pilot workshop on deep listening skills, which will include PowerPoint presentations and demonstrations. They discussed using William Miller's paraphrasing method from his book on motivational interviewing, with Edwin noting that Miller will be a presenter at an upcoming summit. The workshop will begin with introductions and a brief setup, with Susan planning to lead the training content while Edwin handles technical aspects like managing questions and small groups.
Susan and Edwin discussed plans for an upcoming meeting about deeper listening, agreeing to hold it on Zoom for easier organization. They decided to include a brief video clip from Rogers demonstrating listening techniques, with Edwin offering to handle the technical aspects of editing the clip. The session will involve demonstrating deeper listening through an empathy circle format where Susan and Edwin model the technique with participants, followed by practice rounds.
Susan and Edwin discussed planning an empathy circle training session, agreeing to start with modeling by the instructors followed by breakout groups where participants would practice listening exercises with increasingly longer time periods. They acknowledged the need to consider different skill levels among participants, whether they were experienced or new to empathy circle training. Edwin suggested avoiding the "left brain/right brain" metaphor to prevent potential judgment about analytical thinking, instead focusing on developing sensitivity to felt experiences and attunement to others' emotions.
Susan outlined a draft plan for a 2-hour training session that includes empathy circles and exercises on tuning into felt sense and paraphrasing, with a feedback evaluation at the end. Edwin suggested adding time markers to the plan for better clarity and tracking. They discussed the inclusion of skilled individuals in the training and the use of empathy cards and the Cambridge University Empathy in the Eyes test to model and practice empathy.
Edwin described a popular empathy tent activity using a 36-question emotional recognition test that draws people in and helps demonstrate their ability to read others' feelings through body language and facial expressions. Susan expressed interest in incorporating these techniques into deeper listening training, suggesting they could be specific about tuning into speakers' felt experiences and demonstrating the concept through the emotional recognition test. The discussion included a clarification about the distinction between general feelings and felt sense, with Edwin describing felt sense as a specific type of gut feeling that precedes conscious awareness.
Susan and Edwin discussed the difference between capturing the essence of a message versus focusing on feelings when reflecting back to speakers. Susan explained that she starts by paraphrasing the core content or "gist" of what someone says before later exploring their feelings, using her own electrical cord example to illustrate this approach. They aligned on the overall goal of creating forward motion in people's experiences and helping them feel understood and energized, with desired outcomes including deeper listening, experiencing inner experiences, and developing transferable communication skills.
Susan and Edwin discussed implementing a pilot program for a "Speaking and Listening More Deeply" initiative, focusing on refining empathy circle training. They agreed to select two participants from a pool of four potential candidates, including Ingrid, Daniel, and Beata, with the goal of conducting the pilot on Zoom. The discussion emphasized choosing participants who are familiar with empathy circles but would benefit from deeper training, with Susan suggesting four candidates to ensure enough options for selection.
Susan and Edwin scheduled their next meeting for Monday at 2 PM on September 10th to plan an upcoming workshop. They agreed that Susan would prepare PowerPoint slides and time codes, while Edwin would study the outline and find sample videos, including Roger's speaker reflection content and Miller's guidance on paraphrasing and listening techniques. The workshop will focus on empathy circles and deep listening, with plans to model specific examples and stories during the presentation.