LISTENING SKILLS
Good listening is the ability to understandinformation given by the speaker, and show the interest in the topic on which
the speaker is talking. It also includes giving feedback to the speaker,
such as the asking of admissible questions so speaker knows the message is
being understood by the audience.
Good listening skills
is the talent that a every person must develop to be successful in our
life. Listening skills is very important for effective communication
between the individuals. Distractions may lead to the ineffective communication.
These distractions may involve one of the following reasons:
- Daydreaming
- Thinking about some another
topic
- Lack of interest
To overcome these Distractions and to make conversation successful:
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Listen to the speaker carefully,so as to develop interest in the
speaker thoughts.
- Firstly, eye contact needs to
be made with the speaker. Secondly,nonverbal signals should be sent, in
order to make the speaker understand that the listener is engaged in the
conversation.
- It is also very important that
the speaker should feel that the audience is keeping interest in the
speaker’s point of view.So, make use of receptive language so that the
speaker is comfortable discussing his/her point of view.
- Finally, concentrate on the point
of view of the speaker. Since everyone can have a different opinion or thinking process. Listening to people about a particular point
enables you to understand the situation from their point of view. Hence,
you may consider more facts before you draw any conclusion.
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