What makes a great listener

Asking great questions;
Playing attention to the nonverbal communication;
Forgoing taking detailed notes to pay better attention;
Listening with the intent to understand, not the intent to respond;
Making people feel heard;
Following up on what matters.

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Active Listening: The Master Key to Effective Communication

Active listening, as the name implies requires effort. It is much more than simply "hearing" what is being said. This article will show you how to improve your listening skills to make you a better conversationalist, and a more empathetic friend, spouse, parent or partner.

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Active listening

Is a technique for developing our ability to listen, to make a conscious effort to understand what people are really saying.

As a communication technique, it is used in many prof...

Core components of Active Listening

Comprehending: To communicate, we must first understand what the other person (or people) are actually saying.
Retaining: To respond in an appropriate manner, we must understand and retain what the other person has said.
Responding: An active response should show that we understand what the other person has said, have paid attention to their words and also read their non-verbal cues.

Improving Active Listening skills

Educate yourself on common cognitive biases and shortcuts;
Avoid trying to respond immediately. Allow the other person time to finish speaking, then provide a considered response;
Minimize conversational narcissism by keeping track of your use of pronouns(I, me);
Seek to develop a clear picture of the other person’s logic;

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The Secret and Power of Listening

Leaders often rise to leadership because they're great talkers. Now it's in the way. You can't connect, communicate or influence without listening. Bad bosses talk. Successful leaders listen. Stop talking about listening. Ouch: I still remember the day I asked my wife if I was a good listener.

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Open Your Ears

Don’t jump to advanced listening techniques if you have poor listening skills as you’re very likely to get overwhelmed.

Start by just opening your ears, closing your mouth and looking the ...

What Someone Closed to Listening Thinks

How does this impact me?
When have I experienced this?
What would I do about this?
Where can I take this conversation?
What do I need to tell?

5 Roadblocks To Listening

Disinterest in connecting.
Long-talkers and explainers who never get to the point!
Knowledge. Talkers know.
Distraction by what’s next.
Multi-tasking.

Harper A.

@harzaa11

The Five Purposes of Listening

The most neglected work of leadership is listening. The reason? It's hard work. If leadership is about others, listening is about leadership. 4 reasons you hate to listen: A squirrel's attention span. Busy leaders look like squirrels caught in traffic. Dripping faucets. Nagging issues drip in the back of your mind.

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“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

Stephen R. Covey

The 5 Purposes Of Listening

Listening makes people feel like they matter, which in turn makes them work harder.
Arrogance talks. Humility listens. Practice humility by letting others speak.
Listen to help others learn what they really think and find clarity.
Listen to understand what needs to be acted upon.
Curiosity. Listen to ask a question.

4 Reasons You Hate To Listen

An attention span compromised by excess of stimulation.
Nagging issues take over your mental space leaving little space for listening.
Lack of empathy makes you ignore how other people feel when they are not heard.
Conversational dominance and impatience.

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