Sahzeah Babylon

Listening and rephrasing/responding is so key to listening and I like the emphasis on the active listening.

I appreciated the quick and clean breakdown of the types of positive as well as negative listening - particularly the negative, it is important to understand that often negativity comes from the listeners perception not the speakers participation.

I have not heard of the metaphor question, so I appreciated the breakdown and the sample conversation.

I knew most of the information about the questions and the open and closed questions and the "why" question and the tactics, but what I appreciated about the first section was the diagram and the reminder to stay above the line and not fall into the negative space.

I appreciated the reminder that personal backgrounds and characteristics will develop leadership style, but so does the age, the generation, the culture, and the sex of the individual who is the leader.

What I have learned from the documentary on Leadership is that it was the full commitment and the deep belief of the leaders that inspired and pushed faculty and staff to invest and improve both themselves and their school communities.  It is the sacrifice of time and the demonstration of that commitment that said a lot about the women who led.

I liked the emphasis on authenticity in communication, being original, responsive, and staying invested in warm leads.

I liked the feel, felt element of communication and connection with students.

I really enjoyed the Communication Hierarchy, I can see how that can be a really useful tool with literally any communication.

Provide students with bites of information that make your school stand out from the rest.