Question

Write a brief dialogue that reflects the principle of asking thoughtful questions and listening to the response.

Answer 1

Answer: An example dialogue:

Tom: Hey there Joe, how have you been doing?

Joe: Not so good lately, my mother has been in the hospital

Tom: I am so sorry to hear that, is there anything I can do to help?

Joe: That’s okay, I am just feeling distracted and need to complete my weekly report.

Tom: Why don’t you take the rest of the day off and I will complete your report for you?

Joe: I appreciate the offer, but the report is really my responsibility.

Tom: You always do a great job with your reports, but I’d like to give you a break. I remember when you did the same thing for me last year when I had a migraine, so I want to return the favor.

Joe: Are you sure you have the time to complete this today?

Tom: I promise to complete it with my own report. Please spend time with your mother today and tell her I said to get well soon.

Joe: Thanks Tom, you are a genuine colleague and friend.

Tom: You are as well and I always value our friendship.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The following dialogue occurs between two co-workers.

Co-worker A: Hello! Good Morning

Co-worker B: Good morning! How are you doing today?

Co-worker A: I'm doing... okay.

Co-worker B: Okay? you sound a bit off... is there something bothering you?

Co-worker A: just a bit stressed, for some reason my boss seems to always nitpick at my work, nothing ever works my way and now im afraid of losing my job because of all this stress I'm unable to concentrate.

Co-worker B: I'm sorry to hear that! Is there anything he continously points out about how you could improve your work?

Co-worker A: Yeah, it seems like I keep missing information he had provided to me in the past, the thing is that every time he talks to me my brain just blocks and after our meeting is done I cant remember anything he said!

Co-worker B: Oh! that sounds like a concentration issue or possibly an anxiety attack! Maybe your brain's way of coping with anxiety is to shut down... Have you tried taking notes of his oral observations?

Co-worker A: You're right that must be it! I'll try and do it next time, thank you SO much for your help, I just needed to vent a little, I really appreciate it!

In this simple dialogue we can observe how a thoughtful question can really make a difference for someone. It has been proven estatistically than 78% of suicides could have been prevented if the problem the person was facing would have been acknowledge by an external person that was not directly involve with the situation, according to 2017 NBCI reports.