empathy

Examples of empathy in the following topics:

• Employ Empathy and Sensitivity

  • Appeals to empathy and sensitivity can be exceedingly effective, but only if used correctly.
  • Appealing to the empathy and sensitivity of the audience is broadly termed an emotional appeal.
  • Appeals to empathy and sensitivity can create a sense of connection and trust between you and the audience.

• Be an Open-Minded Listener: Suspend Judgment and Exercise Empathy

  • Open-minded listening requires empathy and a suspension of judgment on the part of the listener.
  • Exercising empathy while listening to a speaker is related to suspending judgment in that it requires the listener to work to understand what the speaker says from his or her point of view.

• Persuasive Speeches

  • Showing empathy with the audience is crucial.

• Culture

  • Maintaining this kind of cultural sensitivity requires some basics of open-minded listening: suspending judgment and employing empathy whenever possible.

• Gender

  • As with other cultural differences, when listening to a speaker who is communicating in a particularly gendered style, try to focus on the content of the message while suspending judgment and exercising empathy.