In a noisy, fast-moving world, the ability to listen deeply is a rare and transformative skill. Whether you’re building relationships, guiding teams, or hoping to foster greater empathy and understanding, deep listening empowers you to move beneath the surface, unlock new perspectives, and nurture authentic connection. Drawing on lived experiences and research, Emily Kasriel, author of Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Famiily, Friends, and Foes–Transformational Communication, Listening, and Empathy Through an 8-Step Method, brings the transformative practice of Deep Listening to life. Through engaging stories and actionable techniques, you’ll learn to quiet your inner dialogue, listen with purpose, and create space for new insights and genuine understanding to emerge.

Key Takeaways

• Understand what deep listening really is and why it matters.
• Learn core practices to move from “listening to respond” to listening to understand and connect.
• Discover how deep listening builds trust, collaboration, and more meaningful relationships—at work and beyond.
• Gain tools to develop self-awareness, empathy, and a mindful, non-judgmental presence.
• Leave with strategies you can use every day to strengthen your influence, well-being, and personal growth

About the Author

Emily Kasriel is an award-winning journalist, editor, and media executive who has worked for over 20 years at the BBC. She developed the deep listening approach during her time as a senior visiting research fellow at King’s College London’s Policy Institute, building on her expertise as an accredited executive coach and workplace mediator. A former visiting fellow at Oxford University’s Said Business School and a senior advisor to the Skoll Foundation, Kasriel holds master’s degrees from the University of Oxford and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.