<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Genuine listening is disciplined attention offered... > Genuine listening is disciplined attention offered without using another person's words merely as a waiting room for one's own reply. The listener suspends performance long enough for an unfamiliar reality to arrive. Presence is the first gift of conversation. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Discipline of Genuine Listening - Workbook|The Discipline of Genuine Listening]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Genuine listening is disciplined attention offered without using another person's words merely as a waiting room for one's own reply. The listener suspends performance long enough for an unfamiliar reality to arrive. Presence is the first gift of conversation.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-genuine-listening-disciplined-first-gift-conversation ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->