Have you ever endeavored to attentively listen to someone while they’re speaking?
Kindly notice – what was it that you were listening to specifically? Were you listening to their words? Hmmm… what could have made them choose those specific words?
Or perhaps you were paying attention more to the tone of the voice. Was their voice being projected from their nasal cavity, from their throat or chest, or from their midrib section? How loud were they speaking? Softly or really loud? What might make them speak with that volume?
How fast were they speaking? If you’re curious, try and match it. If they are talking slowly, try to match their pace and see how that experience comes up for you (and for them, if you can observe closely), specially if your normal speaking speed is faster.
What is the cadence with which they speak? Do they speak in one flow, rhythmically? Or do they speak, then have little pauses in between phrases? What could that tell us?
The way that people speak provides us with information about them. And this information, in turn, provides us with opportunities to, among others, get more curious about what they may specifically mean or perhaps adjust how we would like to respond.
I read somewhere that there’s a reason why we have two ears and one mouth. This week, endeavor to listen. Then listen some more. You just may be amazed at what you may find.
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