Listening Skills for Community Organising
On this course you will develop an understanding of why listening is essential in community organising and you will develop practical listening skills and a listening campaign plan - plus additional content to support learners explore how to manage difficult conversations and misinformation/disinformation in the community.
Part 1: Thursday 11th June – 9.30am to 1pm
Part 2: Thursday 18th June – 9.30am to 1pmÂ
Listening to people is the foundation of community organising because it builds trust and relationships, uncovers issues and is an essential starting point for bringing people together to share stories, ideas and action. On this course, you will gain an understanding of why listening is important in community organising and you will develop practical listening skills and tactics and plan a listening campaign.
You will learn about:
- ‘relational’ listening and its importance in community organising
- how to plan a listening campaign to kick-start your organising work
- practical listening tools you can use to engage people, build relationships and find leaders
- how asking powerful questions helps people to tell their stories
- how community organisers reflect to improve their work
The course will be split over two sessions, which will be delivered using Zoom.
To book a place, please contact centre.admin@corganisers.org.uk.
Please note we need a minimum of 10 people booked on to the course for it to go ahead.
