Active Listening

Looks Like Sounds Like Feels Like

  • Teamwork

  • One person speaking at a time

  • Looking at the speaker

  • Eye contact

  • Nodding

  • Straight backs, shoulders back

  • Hands on desk

  • Bottom glued to chair

  • One idea shared at a time

  • Talking back and forth

  • Questions being asked

  • People discussing what is

  • right or wrong

  • People building off of one another’s ideas

  • “Uh huh”

  • “Yes, I understand”

  • “Can you explain that in another way?”

  • “Can you repeat what you just said?”

  • You are being heard

  • An interesting discussion

  • Safe space for challenging one another’s ideas

  • Proud

  • Feels awake