Chris is a communications coach who helps people become more thoughtful, effective communicators. In his new series The Art & Science of Conversation, each session focuses on a specific skill you can practise and apply immediately, combining practical tools with real conversation experience in a relaxed, guided setting.

How often do you actually feel heard in a conversation? And how often are you truly listening, not just waiting for your turn to speak? This week’s session explores Active Listening: the skill of listening to understand, staying present and engaged, and responding in a way that moves conversations forward rather than shutting them down.

Through guided discussion and practice, you’ll learn how to ask better questions, follow ideas more deeply, and connect more meaningfully with the people you’re speaking to. It’s simple, but not easy, and once you start noticing it, you’ll realise how rare real listening actually is. Expect a session that feels calm, practical, and transformative in the way you communicate every day.

Chris 是一位沟通教练，帮人变成更会思考、更有效的沟通者。在他的新系列“对话的艺术与科学”里，每一场都专注一个具体的技能，让你能马上练、马上用，把实用的工具和真实的对话体验结合起来，在一个轻松、有引导的氛围里进行。

在一场对话里，你有多常真的觉得自己被听到了？又有多常是真的在听，而不是只是在等自己开口的机会？这周我们来聊主动倾听：一种为了理解而听的技能，保持在场和投入，并且用一种能让对话往前走、而不是把天聊死的方式去回应。

通过有引导的讨论和练习，你会学到怎么问出更好的问题、怎么更深入地跟着对方的思路走，还有怎么跟你说话的人建立更有意义的连接。这事说起来简单，但做起来不容易，一旦你开始留意，就会发现真正的倾听其实有多稀缺。这会是一场让人感觉平静、实用，又能实实在在改变你每天沟通方式的活动。