> Gary Scherling & Bill Hobler suggest:
> Dialog requires at least two behaviors, speaking and listening. Let us
> recognize those who don't often contribute, i. e. speak, as "listeners".
But isn't there a difference in dialog and discussion?? Sure speaking and
listening are important. They are the corner-stones of any communication,
but I don't believe they automatically lead to dialog.
Dialog implies critical discussion, often of opposing views, resulting in
a synthesis of the views into something new and perhaps novel. Synthesis
is the key word here.
Daron Sandbergh
Chicago, Illinois
--Daron Sandbergh <Daron_Sandbergh@cch.com>
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