Effective Listening

 

Growing up, I often heard my father say:

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“I know you hear me. I don’t know if you are listening to me."

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At the time, I didn’t understand what he meant.

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Now, I do.

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Hearing and listening are not the same. It is completely possible to hear without listening. Too many people hear but do not listen.

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They hear the words.

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They do not listen to what the words say.

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I, regrettably, was among them.

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Listening, and listening effectively, is a skill that is very important, and it is a skill that can be learned.

 

 

So, how important, really, is effective listening?

In the article: “Psychologist: The No. 1 soft skill highly successful people use at work—‘It’s like having a superpower”, Sarah Sarkis, a psychologist and Exos’ senior director of performance psychology, explains: Follow the link to access the article)

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/23/psychologist-no-1-soft-skill-highly-successful-people-use-at-work.html

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This course is in development, and the page is under construction.

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