by Peter Gibb | Feb 11, 2021 | Conversation, Mindful Conversation
Small talk, much-maligned, can easily become a catalyst for a deeper connection. Let the art of small talk be your guide. Always keep your antenna up for clues. I consider mastering small talk an important part of mindful conversation. The past few blogs have all...
by Peter Gibb | Feb 4, 2021 | Conversation, Mindful Conversation, Mindfulness
When you get in the car, you know to turn on the engine. But when you get in a conversation, do you know how to open a conversation? Do you turn on the engine? Many of us don’t. We flounder because of it. The opening of any conversation is (or should be) about...
by Peter Gibb | Jan 29, 2021 | Conversation, Mindful Conversation, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
Robert Frost put it this way, “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” A bit cynical, but perhaps not far from the truth. Another truth is that most of us...
by Peter Gibb | Jan 15, 2021 | Conversation, Mindfulness
What does Mindful Conversation have to do with the D.C. riots? The D.C. riots threatened two of our most cherished values: democracy and decency. D & D, for most of us, are sacred beyond question. So how should we respond? How can we heal? By “we,” I...
by Peter Gibb | Apr 27, 2019 | Conversation, Mindfulness
photo credit: pixabay.com What kind of listener are you? According to the results of a survey I’ve been conducting, about 75% of people consider themselves “above average listeners.” According to my actual field research, about 75% of us are abysmal...
by Peter Gibb | Feb 20, 2019 | Conversation
photo credit: pixabay.com A Failed Conversation Conversation is a master life skill. Yet most of us give it little thought. We blunder along, thinking we are good at it, but my research does not support this conclusion. (My research consists primarily in situating...
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