The different listeners within us | Tue Lam Ha | TEDxThe Olympia Schools

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This speech explores how the way we listen can shift depending on the person, the situation, and the mindset we bring into a conversation. Within each of us are different “listeners”—ones that listen to understand, respond, judge, defend, or simply because we feel obligated to. By becoming aware of how we choose to listen, we can move beyond our assumptions and learn to truly hear the person in front of us. Ha Tue Lam is a student and speaker who explores the ways we communicate and connect with one another. Through her speech, she examines how our listening can change depending on the person, situation, and mindset we bring into a conversation. Within each of us are different “listeners”—ones that listen to understand, respond, judge, defend, or simply because we feel obligated to. Through this exploration, Tue Lam encourages us to become more aware of how we listen and the assumptions we bring into our conversations. She reminds us that listening is not simply about hearing words, b

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