Mindful Communication
Course Syllabus
Week 1: Week 2:
Mindful Communication & Innate Presence Human Needs & the Intention to Understand
3 Foundations of Mindful Communication Working with Intention
4 Components of Attention Cultivating the View of Human Needs
The Role of Presence Listening for What Matters
Practice: Bringing Presence to Communication Practice: Sensing Needs
Week 3: Week 4:
Handling Feelings Empathy
The Role of Emotion What is Empathy
Defining Feelings, their Origin and Purpose Completing the Cycle of Communication
Styles of Empathy
Practice: Hearing and Expressing Feelings
Practice: Three Forms of Empathy
Week 5: Week 6:
Observations & Judgments Requests and Agreements
Defining and Making Observations Exploring Requests
The Ladder of Inference Connection and Solution Requests
Translating Judgments, and Evaluations Making Agreements
Feedback, Praise, and Gratitude Saying and Hearing “No”
Practice: Discerning Observations Practice: Making Requests
Week 7: Week 8:
The Flow of Dialogue Challenging Situations
Tracking Skills The Nervous System and Handling Reactivity
The Locus of Attention Preparing for Difficult Conversations
Speaking Succinctly Tools for Difficult Conversations
Practice: Using Tracking Skills Practice: Working with Challenges
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