The Conversation You Weren't Actually In
Someone is telling you about their weekend, or a problem at work, or an idea they're excited about. You're nodding. You're making eye contact. And the whole time, a second conversation is running in your head: what you'll say next, whether your story is better, the email you forgot to send.
When they stop talking, you deliver your reply — and it's fine. But something didn't land. They don't lean in. They wrap up faster than expected. You were there, but you weren't with them.
This is the gap between hearing and listening. Hearing is passive — sound arrives. Listening is an action the other person can feel. And most of us are far worse at it than we think, because listening is the one communication skill nobody ever taught us. We were taught to read, to write, to speak. Listening we were left to figure out on our own. This course fixes that.
SELF-CHECK — SCALE 1–5 How often do you catch yourself planning your reply while the other person is still talking? Rarely ...1...2...3...4...5... Almost always
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