The Speaker Listener Technique

The speaker listener technique is a straightforward way of trying to both enforce the idea of needing to listen, but also to create the sense of being listened to./nIn the speaker listener technique, only the partner who has the light is allowed to speak./nThe partner's job is to repeat what was said as they heard it, and then comment on whether it was correctly understood or if there were any mistakes made./nThe other partner's light comes back on and they have to amend what they said to reflect the feedback given.