Why do we often find it so difficult to listen? Have we forgotten how to give others space for their thoughts? 💭 "Listening is being able to be changed by the other person." (Alan Alda)My suggestion: let's do it better together, endure the pauses and act as conversation partners. Listening is not passive, i.e. waiting to share our own thoughts. It requires activity, questions, participation and empathic attention. In the private and professional context of my teaching work, I am curious to enter into conversations with people, and in doing so I realize that *Understanding comes before being understood!👉Note: The quote is not from me but from Stephen Covey.It always takes time to really understand a thread of conversation 🧶 What conversations would you like to have? And how do you want to feel afterwards?I'm excited about our networking - let's start a conversation here ...