Monday, February 7, 2011

Superior Listening Skill Is One Of The Traits Of A Person Who Succeeds

By Jack Harper


Having good listening skills is important to learning, as well as understanding what is being said. These are important things for the success of every job, class and even our relationships, so listen up and read on.

Being a good listener means to attentively hear what others are saying while not thinking about other things. So, it can take some practice, but these tricks can help you on your journey tremendously.

Poor listening skills can put you in a bind that may be hard to get out of, especially if you get caught for not paying attention. Most of the time, we tend to drift into daydreaming, which is one of the most common ways we mess up.

One way to avoid getting embarrassed is to turn off the noise in the room that can grab your attention from the person talking. That means not answering the phone, keeping the radio down and turning off the computer. Eliminating these things can keep you from getting busted.

Another common way that poor listening skills are demonstrated is when we shut down right after we hear something someone says. Like when we hear something that makes us think we know the rest, we tend to stop listening.

Letting the person finish talking is the important part of listening actively. Even if you know where the conversation is going, give the person the chance to finish. It's polite, and you may actually learn something you didn't know.

Another great listening tip is to keep eye contact with the person who is doing the talking. That will help both you and them to stay on message as well as being engaged in the conversation better.

Active listening means that you are engaging your senses to follow the conversation at hand, and that is why looking at body language and other visual cues are important ways that we actively remember what is being said.




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