<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><b class="">LISTENING: THE QUIET MIRACLE</b><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center;" class="">A two-day workshop brought to you by <b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';" class="">L</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';" class="">isten</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';" class="">F</span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';" class="">irst</span> ©<br class=""></div><br class=""></div>Saturday June 13, 2015 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM<br class=""></div>Saturday June 27, 2015 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM<br class=""></div>At Studio West 516 West State Street (MLK) Ithaca NY<br class=""></div>(Total Cost: $35/person or $50/couple)<br class=""><br class=""></div>We can stay emotionally calm and nonreactive to the behavior and attitude <br class=""></div>of anyone, at any time, anywhere, and under any circumstances: a resigned<br class=""></div>spouse; a demanding boss; an irate customer; a defiant 4 year old or teen.<br class=""><br class=""></div>Heartfelt and conscious listening <i class="">will</i> transform any stressful situations. More <br class="">importantly, it will transform relationships <i class="">during the good</i><i class=""> times</i> of life. <br class="">Dozens of times each day we miss and don't 'get' each other when we talk. <br class="">Listening turns every seemingly light, casual conversation on the couch, at<br class=""></div>the kitchen sink, or on a lunch break at work into a rich opportunity -- to <br class=""></div>divest ourselves of our egos and to BE love and respect, as a commitment.<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Day One: The Listening Turn In Conversation</b> -- <i class="">to get to understanding</i><br class=""></div><div class="">Done well, listening creates extraordinary relationship results. The problem<br class=""></div><div class="">is that people rarely listen well. Simply, it is missing in normal conversation.<br class=""></div><div class="">To understand another we do not ask a good question to get more <br class="">information, share a similar story to show interest, reassure to show<br class=""></div><div class="">compassion, or give helpful advice.<br class=""></div><div class="">Learn the one option to all of these well-intentioned, non-listening reactions.<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Day Two: The Speaking Turn in Conversation</b> -- <i class="">to get to a result I want</i><br class=""></div><div class="">Why do we hesitate or put off asking others to stop a problem behavior? <br class="">Mostly, we don't want to deal with the likely negative reaction. We can't stop<br class=""></div><div class="">that reaction. We can take the juice out of it. Learn how, logically, listening<br class=""></div><div class="">can calm another's anger, stop tears, defuse sarcasm, eliminate excuses, <br class="">avoid blame, redirect a change of subject, and take care of a host of other <br class=""></div><div class="">defensive reactions to our requests.<br class=""> <br class=""> * * * * * * *<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">Contact</u>: Call (607 327 3357) or write (<a href="mailto:edwardlisbe@gmail.com" class="">edwardlisbe@gmail.com</a>) to Ed for<br class=""></div><div class="">registration/payment information, logistics concerns, or workshop questions<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class="">Workshop Leaders</u><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Ed Lisbe</b>, M. A., has lead 'people skills' workshops for over thirty years to<br class=""></div><div class="">managers of Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, educators, parent groups, <br class="">hospital staff, and mental health professionals throughout the United States.<br class=""></div><div class="">Locally, he designed and co-founded "The Listening Workshop."<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Dan Lisbe</b>, M. A., is a lifetime practitioner of listening as the true and pure <br class="">art form that it is. A poet (founder and lead singer of Ithaca's legendary band <br class="">The Gunpoets) and philosopher, Dan is committed to inspiring young people <br class="">to find and believe in their voices as a force for social change.</div></body></html>