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X-WR-CALNAME:Communicating with Empathy and Awareness (October 4 - 18)
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DESCRIPTION:Empathetic communication has a transformative power that can al
 ter the course of our personal and professional lives. Join us for a virtu
 al class series where we will explore how you can improve communication an
 d relationships with your families\, friends\, and professional teams usin
 g the process of Nonviolent Communication (NVC).\n\nThe course will explor
 e three aspects of communicating with empathy and awareness\, focusing on 
 a different aspect each week. Session one will explore listening with empa
 thy. You will be guided on where to focus your attention and how to manage
  your own thoughts\, questions\, advice\, and counterpoints as you listen 
 so you can create a judgment-free environment in which others can express 
 themselves. In session two\, you will learn to cultivate an awareness of t
 he feelings and needs that shape the way you communicate and explore how t
 o express yourself with authenticity. In session three\, we will examine t
 he common barriers people face in making requests and how to overcome them
 . You will learn practices that help you ask for what you want and need.\n
 \nThis class will be experiential and will involve listening exercises in 
 breakout rooms where you will gain and practice skills to bring to your mo
 st important relationships. Please be prepared to actively participate to 
 get the most of the class experience.\n\nThis class will not be recorded. 
 Attendance requirement for incentive points - at least 80% of all 3 sessio
 ns.\n\nRequest disability accommodations and access info.\n\nInstructor: N
 ethra Samarawickrema\, PhD\, is a career and leadership coach. She brings 
 her training in the anthropology of work\, design thinking\, and Nonviolen
 t Communication to help her clients craft lives that express who they are.
  She coaches academics\, writers\, engineers\, executives\, and startup co
 founders to deepen their self-awareness\, communicate their needs and boun
 daries\, and build careers that actualize their full potential.\n\nClass d
 etails are subject to change.
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SUMMARY:Communicating with Empathy and Awareness (October 4 - 18)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/communicating-with-empathy-
 and-awareness-october-4-18
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