In this episode of The Gorman Limit, I talk about listening. A lot. About how I learned to listen better when I lost my voice, about what I learned about listening from my dissertation, and about full speech v. empty speech.

Intro: 0:00 - 5:38

• Why title the podcast "The Gorman Limit" 
• In particular why the word "Limit"? 

Losing my voice & learning to listen better - 5:38-24:28

• The phases of my time as a mental health professional
• I lost my voice and learned something really important

My dissertation -- "Shut up & listen" - 24:28-32:32

• I wanted to title it "Shut Up & Listen"
• We don't really think about HOW we listen
• What I learned about reflecting on how we listen

Empty speech V. Full speech - 32:32-50:00

• What is empty speech 
• Don't answer empty speech with more empty speech
• Some examples of full speech