Exercise Talking stick - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Exercise Talking stick - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Talking stick is an excellent way to promote better and deeper dialogue. If you need to slow down the pace of a discussion, to make room for more reflection and listening, consider trying it. Its really simple. Basically, you find a stick (or some other object), and whoever holds the stick can speak, everybody else listens. When youve finished talking, you can put down the stick (for somebody else to pick up), or you can hand it to somebody, allowing that person to speak. It sounds almost too simple to work, but it does. It usually has several effects: People listen more to what is being said, in stead of waiting for their turn to speak. People dont talk too much. If youre constantly holding the stick, youll notice, and pass it on. The pace of the discussion slows. Theres less disagreement. Theres a detailed description of talking stick here. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related