Active listening skills

When I became a manager, I realized I needed to listen a lot more. This is my journey with active listening, and the exercises that have helped me improve.

Communication is a critical career skill. Use these simple tips to quickly improve your active listening in all areas of your life.

Active listening is a deep type of listening in which the listener focuses on what a speaker is saying and tries to completely understand.

Listening Skills (Definition, Types & Problems) | Activities for listening skills #listeningskills #communicationskills

We often complain that others don’t listen to us (including our children) But do we practice active listening with them?🤔 It’s never too late to become a “good listener” but it definitely takes a lot of practice. In this post I outline some “do’s” and “dont’s” about becoming a better listener in general. Not only with our kiddos but also with with others around us!

When most people are listening, their minds are elsewhere. Active listening is when you pay attention to 12 distinct skills. Learn more.

Listening. Being heard. We integrate listening into our training, materials, and all that we do.

What level are you listening at? 👂 There are so many different ways that you can listen to someone, from barely paying attention to the other person to using all your listening and empathising skills to try to understand how they are thinking and feeling. While not all conversations require us to use empathic listening (that would be draining and unstainable!), there are critical moments and close relationships which deserve this level of attention and effort.