What Vinh Giang has said about Active listening
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 26, 2026
Vinh Giang, Australian communication coach, former magician, and author of Before We Forget How to Connect, has been quoted on Active listening 2 times in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on October 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Giang says the last word, last letter game reveals that people usually plan their response instead of listening.
“We're already thinking about our response that we want to give. Whereas this game forces you, you can't think of what you want to say until I finish”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Vinh Giang: How to Communicate So People Actually Listen to You (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 26:02
Giang recommends asking three follow-up questions whenever you sense a peak emotion in someone.
“Once you sense it, three follow-up questions there that make sense. Just three”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Vinh Giang: How to Communicate So People Actually Listen to You (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 33:37
Episodes
Vinh Giang: How to Communicate So People Actually Listen to YouOn Purpose with Jay Shetty · Oct 26, 2026 · 1 h 38 min
Jay Shetty talks with communication coach Vinh Giang about listening, vocal and visual presence, confidence, and practical conversation techniques from his first book.
Vinh Giang on other topics
- Public speaking · 5 quotes
- Small talk · 3 quotes
- Executive presence · 2 quotes
- Before We Forget How to Connect · 2 quotes
- Speaking up in meetings · 1 quote
- Conflict resolution in relationships · 1 quote
- Body language · 1 quote
- Grief · 1 quote