Comments on: The sound of silence: listening between the lines http://mediationchannel.com/2010/05/09/the-sound-of-silence-listening-between-the-lines/ Talking about mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and law Mon, 17 May 2010 12:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rick Buccheri http://mediationchannel.com/2010/05/09/the-sound-of-silence-listening-between-the-lines/#comment-2358 Tue, 11 May 2010 14:29:23 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=2797#comment-2358 Silence is so powerful. Even as an experienced mediator, I have to fight off my desire and my own need to break the silence. It’s amazing what can happen when, in brainstorming, participants sit in silence for extended periods of time and then suddenly, after exhausting what they thought was every possible idea, someone blurts out a breakthrough solution that not only could resolve the conflict, but also change the very nature of their interactions.

]]> By: Diane Levin http://mediationchannel.com/2010/05/09/the-sound-of-silence-listening-between-the-lines/#comment-2357 Tue, 11 May 2010 09:38:38 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=2797#comment-2357 Tom, your opinion matters to me and your kind words mean a lot. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Tom Kosakowski http://mediationchannel.com/2010/05/09/the-sound-of-silence-listening-between-the-lines/#comment-2356 Mon, 10 May 2010 20:31:39 +0000 http://mediationchannel.com/?p=2797#comment-2356 Sometimes waiting through that silence is what a person needs to feel heard.

Great post. Thanks.

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