Talking Together: Recent Episodes
David Wiist
A series designed to help improve the way we communicate with one another because meaningful conversations matter
Once we have listened and are in a position where we should speak there are some immediate pitfalls that the speaker must avoid if he or she wishes to have a meaningful conversation. This episode will identify some of the initial challenges of the speaker.
Today's episode reflects on what makes it so difficult for us to ask good questions when people share their beliefs with us.
Learning to ask good questions is, perhaps, the most important tool in your tool box, to help you build a quality conversation.
Now that we have spoken about how to speak about our neighbor, let's talk about what to do when we have the opportunity to engage in a conversation with them face to face.
Before we talk about having a conversation with our neighbor, let's talk about those conversations we tend to have about him.
Even when we want to speak in a loving way we struggle. Why is good conversation about meaningful things so difficult?
We spend a lot of time talking but how many of our conversations could be classified as necessary?
One of the great challenges in our culture to clear and edifying conversation is the myth the truth is personal rather than objective.
Not only have we been given the ability to speak. We have been given specific words to speak for the sake of our neighbor.
Responding to a listeners comment, we consider the importance of eloquence in a clear and edifying conversation.