This document provides an overview of dialogue and what constitutes a good dialogue. It defines dialogue as a conversation between two or more people with a purpose, that is civilized, democratic, and constructive. A good dialogue involves presenting one's own facts and considering others' facts to seek understanding through alternatives in order to reach decisions. It should not be a monopoly where conversation is one-sided, but rather ideas and facts should be examined from multiple points of view. A praiseworthy dialogue shows respect for others' opinions and tries to understand their real thoughts, rather than just focusing on mistakes. It takes intelligence to recognize and admit the excellence in others' ideas.

1. Dialogue
Presentation by
Chetna Saini

2. What is Dialogue???
“In very simple terms a dialogue is a conversation
between two or more people.”

3. Dialogue is a conversation with a purpose.
It is a civilized operation,
 democratic and
constructive act.

5. To present facts of
own & to consider
facts of others
To seek
understanding
through alternatives
To reach decisions

7. Monopoly of conversation has
no place in Dialogue.
The ball must be thrown back
and forth.
Participants expect to find
things out by examining ideas
and facts from several points
of view.

9. In a praiseworthy dialogue…….We show
respect for the other man’s opinions, and
try to push the right button to pen him up
so that we learn his real thoughts.
It is immature and common to recognize
only the mistakes in a man’s words.
It really takes more efforts and
intelligence to recognize and admit the
excellence of some of his ideas…

10. Simple rules for a good
dialogue………

13. When Napoleon noticed that his counsellors were simply
echoing whatever he said…
He told him “you are not here to agree with me but to express
your own views.”