Comments on: 2015.20: Listen! https://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2015-20-listen Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Jennifer Romig https://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2015-20-listen#comment-12763 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:52:07 +0000 http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/?p=7710#comment-12763 Mark, thanks for this post and for the kind words. You concisely encapsulated the entire point of the project — “lawyers listening better.” The dilemma, as with many skills, is that bad listeners may not even know they are bad. (It’s the Dunning-Kruger effect in listening.) Or they may know and not care because they think good and bad listeners are born rather than made. Reaching new lawyers is one way to address both of these problems. That’s why it’s so rewarding to hear about experienced lawyers sharing any part of the blog with new lawyers. Your encouragement means so much. Thank you!

]]> By: The Trouble With Listening | Simple Justice https://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2015-20-listen#comment-12762 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:13:25 +0000 http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/?p=7710#comment-12762 […] Defending People (Post 2015.20 for those of you who miss the Dewey Decimal System), Mark Bennett writes an homage to […]

]]> By: Robb Fickman https://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2015-20-listen#comment-12761 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:29:22 +0000 http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/?p=7710#comment-12761 Good points. As so much communication is non-verbal, I think observing, which includes listening, is key.

Sherlock Holmes said,
“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.”

Lawyers need to observe. It takes practice and actually it is fun.
Robb

]]> By: Cynthia Henley https://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2015-20-listen#comment-12760 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 02:41:41 +0000 http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/?p=7710#comment-12760 Excellent find. Thanks for sharing.

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