Second Step Part I
Understanding what someone else is feeling.
What is empathy?
Looking down with slumped shoulders.
What is passive?
The following is an example of this:
He said, "Hey Mike. This is Dave Leestma. How you doing this morning?"
What is dialogue?
They are like worksheets.
What are dittos?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"This is my seventh-grade yearbook photo. The antithesis of delicate and fair."
What is the opposite?
You are more likely to treat others with this, when you have empathy.
What is respect?
Using a calm and firm voice.
The italicize word is an example of this:
I got through the treacherous path and out to the telescope.
What is a strong adjective?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"Maybe you're right, mi'jo. Maybe we'll try San Giving how you say," she conceded.
What is admit defeat/give in?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"I came to a realization. There was no point in trying to be something I wasn't..."
What is a clear understanding?
Listening with this, is a skill necessary for effective communication.
What is attention?
Crossing your arms and rolling your eyes.
What is aggressive?
A true story told in first person by someone involved in the events being described.
What is a personal narrative?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"Maybe some Cubaroni? That's americano enough, no?" she said, genuinely trying to appease me.
What is satisfy / make happy or content?
A feeling we might encounter if we notice someone is NOT paying attention to what we are saying.
What is frustrated, mad, sad, or disrespected?
Facing the person you are talking to with your head up and shoulders back.
What is assertive?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"There we were: me and a twenty-one pound turkey...and cars began honking incessantly."
What is without stopping?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"And it rekindled a boyhood dream that had gone dormant over the years."
What is reawaken, bring back to life, or revive?
Besides focusing on the other person's words, not interrupting, and asking questions, you can do this skill to show you're listening.
What is repeating what you heard?
What is passive?
The attitude or mood of an author or character.
What is tone?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"Wafts of roasting turkey. Wafts of roasting pork. The competing scents battled..."
What is scents?
The meaning of the italicized word in context:
"I felt...detached from the Earth. I felt that I was by myself..."
What is separated?