conversation – John Backman

That’s Not What I Meant

By admin|2011-06-17T08:30:02-04:00June 17th, 2011|Dialogue and Language, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know how fanatical I am about precision in language. Our dialogues could be so much more productive—and efficient—if we avoided sidetracking them with inflammatory [...]

Keeping Dialogue Dialogue

By admin|2010-12-10T09:03:48-05:00December 10th, 2010|Definitions, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|

We had set up the parameters for a robust dialogue. Jane would lay out her view of the issue (the George W. Bush presidency; she was pro). Then I would share my (con) perspective. Neither [...]