In this blog, I intend to define and provide an example of how Active Listening works, but before I do that I want to personally thank Don Fraser, David Robbins and Ellen G. for their comments on my blog entitled Coping Skills #2A - Active Listening which I po...
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DCROY9633
Monday, March 03, 2008 at 01:40 PM
I had not thought of email being free of the excess baggage of body language and even tone/inflection of the voice. But it is very true. Maybe that is why I am so comfortable "speaking" to others through email or in chat rooms. I know that probably most people would think body language is necessary in order to pick up the subtleties of what is being said vs. what is meant. But I prefer to say exactly what I mean with words, which I think can be done if you have a sufficient vocabulary. I know, though, that sometimes I come across as stilted.
I agree that active listening is a valuable tool in any conversation, whether or not you have schizophrenia.
Carolyn
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