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Seeing Other People

How to Be a Better Listener

Seeing Other People

Ilana Dunn

Relationships, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Social Sciences, Science

4.5608 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

I’m joined by Orly Israel, founder of Orly’s Listening Table, to discuss all things listening and communication. We hear about why he started Orly’s listening table, what he’s learned from it, and the impact it’s had. We discuss how to practice being a better listener, when should you just listen vs offer advice, what to do when you disagree with someone who is venting to you, tips for spicing up communication in your daily lives, the craziest stories he’s heard while doing Orly’s listening table, and more. 

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0:00.0

This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.

0:07.6

Hey guys, it's Lana and welcome back to another episode of seeing other people.

0:12.6

First and foremost, I want to congratulate everybody on surviving Valentine's Day.

0:17.3

For those who love Valentine's Day, I'm so happy for you, and I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating yourself, celebrating your love for your friends and for any loved ones in

0:25.6

your life. For those who hate Valentine's Day, mazel tub, you made it. You have another 51 weeks

0:30.5

to go until you have to deal with it again. And as your congratulatory prize for surviving V-Day,

0:39.5

we have an incredible episode today.

0:44.6

I am so excited and honored to welcome Orly Israel onto seeing other people.

0:49.1

Orly and I actually went to college together at Syracuse University, and we were in the same program and had a bunch of classes together.

0:51.4

And I kid you not, Orly is probably one of the smartest people that I

0:55.1

know. And I'm going to be completely honest right now. There were a lot of times during this episode

1:00.6

where I just felt stupid. But that is because there's so much left for me to learn. And there's so

1:06.5

much that Orly has learned and experienced that has allowed him to grow. And I think the most beautiful

1:13.1

thing we can do in life is surround ourselves with people who are smarter than us and open

1:17.0

ourselves up to learning from them. And this episode is definitely a testament to that. Orly set out

1:24.1

to learn how to become a better listener. And he created what he calls these listening

1:30.1

tables. And his whole thing now, his whole brand is Orly's Listening Table. One thousand percent,

1:34.9

stop what you're doing right now. Go follow Orley's Listening Table on Instagram. You will see what he does

1:40.1

and how much of an impact he is having on the world. And it is truly so beautiful.

1:45.4

But Orly basically started setting up tables, just like a folding table in different parts of Los Angeles and wherever else he went.

1:52.0

And he made up a sign that says, here to listen.

1:54.7

And I'll let him get into the details.

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