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| Michael Mallows talks about Clean Language & Crafty Listening at the ... Clean Business Exchange, London November 12 2011 |
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| Crafty Listening is about the art and craft of
listening where the process and outcome of the
communication can be more important than
the content. Workshops, training courses, 1 to 1 coaching, talks, interactive presentatations, articles on line, all introduce principles and techniques that enable people to communicate more confidently, more competently and more effectively in their personal and professional relationships. Crafty Listening incorporates ideas and techniques, as well as information, research and and theories from various models of communication, behaviour and interpersonal skills, including psychology and philosophy, as well as typologies such as the Enneagram and other models including Neuro Linguistic Programming [NLP], Transactional Analysis [TA], Choice Theory, Emotional Freedom Techniques [EFT], and Clean Language. email craftylistening@gmail.com for updates on workshops, seminars, talks, presentations, special offers and other crafty events. Crafty Listening is not about the negative connotations of ‘crafty’ e.g. deviousness and manipulation, under-handedness, deception, etc., but more about finer qualities such as skilfulness, dexterity, ingenuity, subtlety - surely the very essence of rapport building? Crafty listening; is an effective way to connect wherever hard work, happenstance or chance place us when we need to take responsibility for our 50% contribution to the quality and process of our communication By actively seeking to understand other people's MAPS, we can help them to increase emotional intelligence and express their fears and anxieties or their hopes and disappointments so that communication and connectedness are more likely to flow well. Crafty listening in principle and on purpose,helps us to do just that. This is
enlightened self-interest rather than altruistic self-denial. And self interest because, on the premise that ‘we are in it together’, by replacing ‘me’ with ‘we’, we can dismantle barriers and build bridges across differences so that, together, we can move toward a more compelling future. |
| People who attend Crafty events will learn and practice some techniques that can easily be taught to others - colleagues, students, clients. The willingness to pass on the skills and techniques helps to prevent so-called 'Skills Fade'. |
Curiosity : the Essence of Wonder |
The above qualities and attributes can develop superb influencing and communication and skills that will serve you - and others - in almost any situation that requires Self-awareness, self-management, Social-awareness and the ability to influence the exchange of energy and information, which is something that all effective communicators do, whether one-to-one or one-to-many |