You can practice mindful conversation either formally or informally. The formal practice involves creating an artificial environment for each person to practice the three techniques of listening, looping, and dipping. The informal practice is simply to use those techniques in everyday conversation.
Ive been practicing this and it feels to intentionally be an attentive listener. It does feel like giving them a gift. Not that my attention in particular is something special in the world, but that it's special when anyone is completely focused on what another is saying. It does create joy.
