Arena:  Self-Knowledge for Leading and Supporting

Critical Listening Skills

Lab Content

Introduction

Presentation

Activity 1

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Activity 1 – Practice Critical Listening

Step 1

Get into groups of 4. One person, the speaker, tells a 3-minute story about a vacation, holiday or trip they went on within the last 5 years.

 

Step 2

The other 3 people listen, and focus on one or more of the specific critical listening skills.
They will write down 1-2 questions, sort out what they understood or didn’t, tell or restate, make a quick sketch, elaborate or extend on something shared.

 

Step 3

The 3 listeners will each share with the speaker.

 

Step 4

Rotate to the next speaker and repeat, so everyone experiences the speaker role.

 

Step 5

Come together as a group and discuss whether this kind of critical listening would strengthen us and our organization.