<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Listening in its fullest sense is total awareness.... > Listening in its fullest sense is total awareness. Beyond nodding and reflecting phrases back, deep listening takes in tone, hesitation, posture, and the words between the words. Genuine listening increases how accurately another mind is understood while preserving the listener's freedom to question and disagree. **Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground - Workbook|Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Listening in its fullest sense is total awareness. Beyond nodding and reflecting phrases back, deep listening takes in tone, hesitation, posture, and the words between the words. Genuine listening increases how accurately another mind is understood while preserving the listener's freedom to question and disagree.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-listening-fullest-sense-freedom-question-disagree ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->