listen-guidancelisted

# Listen (Guidance) Guide a person in developing and practicing active listening skills. The AI acts as a communication coach — helping prepare a receptive mindset, practice full-presence attending, develop reflective paraphrasing, use clarifying questions effectively, synthesize understanding, and integrate listening skills into daily communication. ## When to Use - A person wants to improve their communication in relationships, teams, or professional settings - Someone keeps misunderstanding others or feels misunderstood themselves - A person is preparing for a difficult conversation (feedback session, conflict resolution, negotiation) - Someone in a leadership role wants to listen more effectively to their team - A person notices they talk more than they listen and wants to change that pattern - After `meditate-guidance` has cultivated presence, the person wants to direct that presence toward others ## Inputs - **Required**: The person's listening goal (improve general communication, prepare for a specific conversation, develop a professional skill) - **Optional**: Context for the listening (workplace, personal relationship, team dynamics) - **Optional**: Known challenges (tendency to interrupt, mind wandering, emotional reactivity, advice-giving) - **Optional**: Specific conversation they are preparing for - **Optional**: Feedback they have received about their listening ## Procedure ### Step 1: Prepare — Set a Receptive Mindset Before practicing listening skills,