The Zen of Listening
Hour with Rebecca Shafir
About the Author
Rebecca Shafir is an author, a speech/language pathologist, a Boston-based communication consultant and an ADHD/executive functioning coach. She has appeared on numerous podcasts,TV and radio shows nationwide and in Canada.
Her advice has been featured in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other major publications. She is the author of the award-winning book, The Zen of Listening: Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction. Rebecca is the founder of Mindful Communication. She coaches entrepreneurs, teams, business owners of established organizations.
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Mindful Listening to Create Connection:
The Zen of Listening Hour
Improve Efficiency, Reduce Stress & Conflict, Foster Trust
Sign up for a live Zoom seminar with Mindful Communication expert Rebecca Shafir, author of award winning book The Zen of Listening: Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction.
- Bolster trust, align priorities, reduce unhealthy conflict, improve staff retention and increase mutual satisfaction.
- Enhance your emotional intelligence, a “must” for better cooperation, adaptation and implementation of changes.
- Replace the “act-like-you’re-listening” method typically taught with the more effective mindful listening approach.
- Rebecca’s Listening Skills Self-Assessmentwill reveal your personal listening strengths and weaknesses.
Who can benefit from The Zen of Listening Hour?
- Coaches
- Business owners
- Teachers
- Spouses
- Sales people
- Any adult whose success depends on developing positive relationships with others.
In just one hour, participants in The Zen of Listening Hour will:
- Learn the four characteristics of a mindful listener
- Identify the psychological barriers that prevent collaboration
- Know the “listening stoppers” that derail productive conversation
- Make “difficult” people easier to communicate with
- Reduce divisive conflicts and encourage healthy conflict.
Easy steps to set up The Zen of Listening Hour
- Set up a complementary inquiry call to learn more – Email Rebecca
- Take the confidential Listening Skills Self-Assessment. Email it to Rebecca.
- Optional but recommended: Get the audiobook to The Zen of Listening at Amazon
- Have a 15 minute phone conversation to customize the hour session to your unique listening challenges.
- Schedule the Zoom training. A Zoom invite will be sent to you.
The Big Day! The Zen of Listening Hour starts and finishes on time. A handout will be provided for note-taking. You may record the session for future review.
Follow Up: You are encouraged to re-take the Listening Skills Self-Assessment after a few months of mindful listening practice to check your progress. If more work is needed, additional coaching sessions are a separate fee.
For more information about The Zen of Listening Hour, Contact Rebecca.
The Zen of Listening (the book)
Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction
It provides readers with a solid foundation for listening needed to deal with today’s communication challenges – difficult people, information overload and reduced attention spans.
The Zen of Listening was first place winner of ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award in 2000 and has been translated into Spanish, German and Turkish.
