I do agree with you. Just by gifting someone the presence of listening can do wonders in helping them gain clarity. Most times people just want to talk and know that someone is listening to them
It reminds of something Dale Carnegie said, a situation where a lady had a conversation with a man, but during the entire conversation she was the one speaking and the man just listened, actively.
At the end, she was happy and called the man a great conversationalist. Meanwhile he didn't do or even say much.
Yes! That's a familiar story from his book How to Win Friends and Influence People. There were many anecdotes like that, and Dale elaborated with such examples how listening can do much. Read any other from Dale?
Oh yeah
I got a book on public speaking written by him but I haven't finished reading it.
Hmm... Surely I have seen that somewhere around at home. Nice