This document discusses a student-centered, interdisciplinary project called the Unmaking Single Perspectives Listening Project. The project aims to have postgraduate students at Keele University develop active listening skills through one-on-one dialogues about key world challenges. Effective communication and listening are important skills valued by employers. The project encourages registering interest and following its social media for updates on bringing different perspectives together to broaden understanding and help people and the planet.

1. student
centered
Inter-
disciplinary
Effective
dialogue
techniques
Explores
Key world
challenges
Unmaking Single Perspectives: A Listening Project
Inspired by:
Funded by:

2. We need to talk!
“Dialogue is often the missing link that frees
people to take a quantum leap in vision and
action” (Isaacs, 2001 in Sleap and Omer, 2013)
Harvard Business Review contributors rated good
communications more important than ambition,
education and hard work in terms of desirable
skills in the work place (2013)
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3. Communication
Matters
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
Studies confirm that most of us are
inefficient listeners.
Typically we process less than 50%
of what we hearStatistics based on Rankin’s Communication Study

4. Listening is the most fundamental component
of interpersonal communication skills
It takes effort and practice to listen
effectively but less than 2% of
people have had any formal
education on how to listen.

5. Active listening
Students don’t often have
the opportunity to develop
these types of one-to-one
communication skills’,
especially active listening but
this project means
postgraduate students at
Keele will have that
opportunity this year.

7. People, Planet and
Prosperity
If we can find ways to sustain
the planet’s ecosystems and
resources we secure a better
future for everyone.

8. Interdisciplinary
connections are valuable
for gaining essential new
perspectives, that broaden
your understanding

9. Every perspective is different

10. Listening Exercise
Listen to the message
and pass it on.
Reflections?

11. Next steps
Register your interest in the listening project
leave your name and email today, or register online
http://bit.ly/uspregister
Like us on Facebook
www.facebook.com/USPListeningproj/
Follow us on Twitter
@USPListenproj
Take a look at our website and blog www.keele.ac.uk/listeningproject/