Verbal Stretching basics Quiz

Verbal Stretching® is a standard activity in every VA dojo *

True

False

Verbal Stretching® focuses essentially on posture 1 & 2 training *

True

False

Verbal Stretching® helps us: *

Develop our capacity to speak in a centered manner

Warm up our physical muscles

Develop our capacity to listen in a centered or enhanced manner

Prepare for echanges on the verbal mat

Enhanced listening is essentially the same as Active listening *

True

False

The following are things I might notice if I "step out of Posture 2" when my role is to listen: *

Anticipating or guessing in advance what my partner is going to say

Interrupting or wanting to interrupt my partner

Receiving neutrally what my partner is saying

Internal dialogue when my partner is thinking

Agreeing or disagreeing with what my partner has said

Reformulating what my partner says

Being openly curious as to what my partner will say next

The following are things I might notice if I "step out of Posture 1" when my role is to speak: *

Being aligned with expressing my truth

Wondering if what I'm saying is correct or not

Trying to get a reaction from my partner

If I have nothing to say and I'm OK with that

If I have nothing to say and I feel uncomfortable with that

Rambling off topic

Wondering what my partner thinks of what I'm saying

The Breath Stretch is named after: *

The person who invented it – Jessie Breath

The concept of taking a deep breath every time we practice it

The idea that we expand and contract our expression with it

The acronym: Be Responsive Even After The Harvest

The Breath Stretch consists of two questions: *

"Who are you?" & "Where do you come from?"

"What does 'X' mean for you?" & "Is there anything else?"

"What does 'X' mean for you?" & "What's the most important aspect of that?"

"Is there anything else you'd like to share?" & "What's the most important aspect of that?"

Verbal Stretching® is like a conversation and after you've finished you should discuss what was shared *

True

False

The following are components of Post-Stretching feedback *

Sharing what you noticed about your own internal posture movements

Sharing what you thing you noticed about your partner's posture movements

Advice you think would be helpful based on what your partner shared

Your analysis of your partner's body language

How you managed to return to your posture once you noticed you lost it.

If your partner's answer was in fact incorrect

Introduction to Verbal Aikido®

Verbal Stretching basics Quiz