Observe 10 minutes of a counseling session, a television interview, or any two people talking. You will find these on YouTube easily—search for interview, counseling, or psychotherapy. Visual/eye...

Observe 10 minutes of a counseling session, a television interview, or any two people talking. You will find these on YouTube easily—search for interview, counseling, or psychotherapy. Visual/eye contact patterns. Do people maintain eye contact more while talking or while listening? Does the “client” break eye contact more often while discussing certain subjects than others? Can you observe changes in pupil dilation as an expression of interest? Vocal qualities. Note speech rate and changes in intonation or volume. Give special attention to speech “hitches” or hesitations. Verbal tracking. Does the counselor stay on the topic, or does he or she topic-jump. What are the patterns of selective attention? Body language. What do you observe in the body language, gestures, and facial expression of counselor and client?