Phase 2
The quick of it:
“Sharer”: This is the person whose new article was selected. Begin by expressing your thoughts and feelings for a few minutes on the news title, using “I” statements to communicate your perspective clearly and without resorting to attacking language or name-calling. Use “Pineapples” if they interject or other tactics. Don’t throw pineapples.
“Listener”: You have to listen and reflect back what you heard from the “Sharer” without judgment, defensiveness and insincerity. You can literally reflect back a summary or you can see if you have the ability to term the issues successfully without setting them off. The latter is next level abilities. It is important that they get time to share, say 3 minutes (hint: try a timer), and then you reflect back on what you hear, purely. This is hard when there is so much content, hence 3 minute caps to assist. They’ll correct you if you are not accurately hearing everything. You’ll then have to do it again until it is done to the specifications of this paragraph. Once successful, they can keep sharing for up to 3 minutes (insert timer here) and you’ll repeat this rodeo again and again until it is all out on this one topic. I cannot promise you this will arrive but I think you should persevere to achieve a potential different outcome. You’re up next batter, I mean pending sharer.
Example:
Sharer: I see you sitting on the couch after work and all your doing is being on your phone. I talk to you and it is as if you are in another world.
Listener: So what I hear you saying is that I disconnect when I get home from work?
Sharer: No, you sit on the couch and you don’t listen.
Listener: So what you are saying, to be exact, is that I don’t listen and I just sit on the couch?
Sharer: Yes.