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The Art of Conscious Conversations
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The Art of Conscious Conversations

by Chuck Wisner
October 2022
Beginner to intermediate
216 pages
4h 23m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction Waking Up in Conversations

Part ISTORYTELLING CONVERSATIONSYour Stories Are Not the Truth

1 The Birth of Stories

2 Emotions, Facts, and Stories

3 Opinions and Private Conversations

4 Processing Our Opinions

Part IICOLLABORATIVE CONVERSATIONSSeek to Understand and Absorb Other Perspectives

5 In Conversation with Others

6 Private Conversations

7 Open Advocacy and Inquiry

PART IIICREATIVE CONVERSATIONSTrust Your Intuition

8 From Resignation to Wonder

9 Intuition and Presence

10 Co-creative Conversations

Part IVCOMMITMENT CONVERSATIONSDon’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep

11 The Conversational Bypass

12 Requests, Offers, and Promises

13 Recovery Conversations

Conclusion A Lifelong Journey

References

Acknowledgments ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781523003280