„5 Ways to Listen Better‟

Review – Julian Treasure‟s

TEDTalk

Do you remember his 5

suggestions for how we can be

better listeners?

Absolute silence for 3 minutes a day

Listen for „channels of sound‟ when you are in a noisy place (“How many individual sounds can I hear right now?”)

Savouring: try to enjoy the sounds you hear, even if they don‟t seem that interesting or pleasant

Consider your listening positions: Are you being passive or active? Reductive or expansive? Criticial or empathetic?

RASA: Receive, Appreciate, Summarize, Ask

(=pay attention, make noises and use gestures to show you understand: “Uh-huh”, “OK”, “So…”, ask questions.)

Try to apply „RASA‟ as you share your news

stories & discuss current events with each

other.