[Dialogue] A Focused Conversation for Today

[Sunny Walker]

Congratulations, Jo! I know what a labor of love this has been for you. I
did watch the debate, all by myself tonight, and I'm not sure I could have
that conversation though it was a good one. I'm likely to biased about the
future here. I do wish that the follow-up conversation with five people
from one of the rural counties in Pennsylvania had used this conversation
instead of the one that reporter used. This would have been a lot more
helpful to both them and the audience watching.

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 7:44 AM Jo Nelson via Dialogue <
dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Hi, all,
>
> Today is the official publication date of The Art of Focused Conversation,
> Second Edition!  It is available on Amazon.com, or if you are in Canada
> you can get it directly from the publisher at newsociety.com.
>
> To celebrate, I created a focused conversation that you might like to use
> after the American presidential debate, which also is happening today.
>
> *Possible Focused Conversation on the American Presidential Debate*
>
>
>
> *With yourself or others who are interested in exploring the debate
> experience  *
>
>
>
> *Assumption:*  *People want to move beyond their gut-level responses to
> something useful.*
>
>
>
> *Rational Aim:*  To think through impact and implications of the debate
> to personal action
>
> Experiential Aim:  To move beyond gut-level reactions to more thoughtful
> response
>
>
>
> *Context:*
>
> Let’s work through our responses to this debate.
>
>
>
> *O.*  What words or phrases did you actually hear one of the candidates
> say?  (quote them)
>
> What images stood out for you? (describe what you actually saw)
>
>
>
> *R.* What part of this debate was exciting or compelling for you?
>
> What part of this debate was frightening or depressing?
>
> What part made you want to turn it off?
>
>
>
> *I.* What is something you learned from this debate?  About the
> candidates and their intentions?  About yourself?
>
> What are you pondering now?
>
> What did you discover about your own values or perspective through this
> debate?
>
>
>
> *D.* How would you summarize how this debate affected your thinking?
>
>
>
> *Closing:*
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Jo Nelson
> jo.r.nelson at gmail.com
>
>
>
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