It helps the Other to speak in the first place. It does not passively follow the speech of the Other. In a sense, listening precedes speaking; it is only listening that causes the Other to speak. I am already listening before the Other speaks, or I listen so that the Other will speak. Listening invites the Other to speak; it frees them for their otherness. The listener is a resonance chamber in which the Other speaks themselves free. Thus listening can have a healing effect.
