Its basic elements

It is between two individuals who really respect each other. It is clearly focused on matters in which the individuals are each currently interested. Its vocabulary and style are each acceptable to both individuals. Its flow is not interrupted by any outside distractions as they continue to talk with each other, and it is not being rushed. The subject of their conversation is not radically changed without their mutual consent. It is being conducted in a setting that is comfortable for each individual. It has a quality of truth in the various statements that are being shared, and the responses of each individual to what is being said is personally practical rather than being theoretically hoped for. It is free from any efforts to manipulate or to control the behavior or attitudes of each other in their personal appeals. The meaning of its content needs to be as clear as the standards for communication between human beings can make it when the conversation is being conducted with the need for its possible later revision and interpretation being recognized by each individual.

Its real tone

The basic tone or quality of the conversation must be really sincere and compassionate without any false noise in it. This quality must be consistently perceived by both individuals in the conversation and those to whom they are accountable. Its effects upon each individual in the conversation must be positive and deep for their applications in their daily lives. These effects should include experiences of peace and joy in the centers of the individual’s being.

Let’s talk about this

How would you define a good conversation? What kind of experience was it to be engaged in such a conversation? What personal qualities does a person have to have in order to participate in good conversations? What difference does the channel make in the quality of a conversation? What did you think of my Post about a good conversation?