I couldnt find a good topic to share in this important point <\/p>\n\n\n\n
it is important to listen , <\/p>\n\n\n\n
will find better topics in this part <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Listening resembles a muscle. It requires training, persistence, effort, and most importantly, the intention to become a good listener. It requires clearing your mind from internal and external noise \u2014 and if this isn\u2019t possible, postponing a conversation for when you can truly listen without being distracted. Here are some best practices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give 100% of your attention, or do not listen<\/strong>. Put aside your smartphone, iPad, or laptop, and look at the speaker, even if they do not look back at you. In an ordinary conversation, a speaker looks at you occasionally to see that you\u2019re still listening. Constant eye contact lets the speaker feel that you are listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do not interrupt. <\/strong>Resist the urge to interrupt before the speaker indicates that they are done for the moment. In our workshop, we give managers the following instruction: \u201cGo to someone at your work who makes listening very hard on you. Let them know that you are learning and practicing listening and that today, you will only listen for __ minutes (where the blank could be 3, 5, or even 10 minutes), and delay responding until the predetermined listening time is up, or even until the following day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The managers are often amazed at their discoveries. One shared, \u201cin 6 minutes, we completed a transaction that otherwise would have taken more than an hour\u201d; another told us; \u201cthe other person shared things with me that I had prevented her from saying for 18 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do not judge or evaluate<\/strong>. Listen without jumping to conclusions and interpreting what you hear. You may notice your judgmental thoughts but push them aside. If you notice that you lost track of the conversation due to your judgments, apologize to the speaker that your mind was distracted, and ask them to repeat. Do not pretend to listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do not impose your solutions. <\/strong>The role of the listener is to help the speaker draw up a solution themselves. Therefore, when listening to a fellow colleague or subordinate, refrain from suggesting solutions. If you believe you have a good solution and feel an urge to share it, use a question, such as \u201cI wonder what will happen if you choose to do X?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask more (good) questions<\/strong>. Listeners shape conversations by asking\u00a0questions\u00a0that benefit the speaker. Good listening requires being thoughtful about what the speaker needs help with most and crafting a question that would lead the speaker to search for an answer. Ask questions to help someone delve deeper into their thoughts and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you ask a question, ask yourself, \u201cis this question intended to benefit the speaker or satisfy my curiosity?\u201d Of course, there is room for both, but a good listener prioritizes the needs of the other. One of the best questions you can ask is, \u201cIs there anything else?\u201d This often exposes novel information and unexpected opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I couldnt find a good topic to share in this important point it is important to listen , will find better topics in this part becoming a better listener Listening resembles a muscle. It requires training, persistence, effort, and most importantly, the intention to become a good listener. It requires clearing your mind from internal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","hide_page_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496,"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions\/496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.whatistandfor.co\/humanrights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}