The Five Levels of Communication
The first three levels are mostly cognitive. Deeper connection usually begins when people can share feelings safely.
Introduction
Keep discovering each other.
Before you begin
Two skills for better questions.
The questions will only go as deep as the conversation can safely go. These guides help people slow down, listen well, and know what kind of sharing they are entering.
Skills for every conversation
Knowing someone more deeply is not only about asking the right questions. It is also about how we hear their answers and how safe they feel to share.
When you are the speaker
When you are the listener
Open-ended questions
Good follow-up questions invite reflection, explanation and understanding without forcing a particular answer.
Question sets
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Start with the kind of conversation you want. Each set draws from the updated active question bank.
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