The Listeners Burden: How Meaning is Constructed in Conversation

Most people believe communication is about speaking clearly. The Listener's Burden argues the opposite. In a world saturated with noise, performance, and constant expression, E.C. Bielfelt explores the forgotten disciplines that create genuine understanding: attention, silence, aggressive listening, and explicit inquiry. Part philosophy, part practical observation, this book examines how meaning is actually constructed between people-and why most conversations fail long before words are exc...