Active Listening: All You Need To Know
Active listening may be your most important skill set. Here is how to practice it:
- More listening less talking.
- Do not answer a question with a question.
- Do not finish the other person’s sentence.
- Avoid narcissism and focus on the other person.
- Focus on the ongoing conversation.
- Reframe and summarize what the other is saying.
- Do not think about what your reply is going to be, while the other person is talking.
- Ask questions.
- Do not interrupt.
- Do not take notes.
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