Is listening becoming a lost skill?
Published on June 2, 2022
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Good Day, Wealthy Affiliate Friends,
I hope everyone is having a great week. I cannot believe the week is almost over. We are preparing to move my daughter this weekend 5 hours from here. She will live at home until the wedding. Next week my daughter and wife are preparing the apartment for the newlyweds to be.
I don't know about you but I think we are not listening to each other anymore. We are constantly distracted usually with our eyes on our phones. We are also distracted and trying to multitask.
The first step is to put our phones down and focus on the person we are listening to and try to not multitask. I am observing this more and more.
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What can we do to better listen?
1. Listen with the intent to understand
2. Use open-ended questions
3. Show empathy and understanding
4. Paraphrase what you understand
5. Avoid interrupting or finishing the speaker’s sentences
These are just some ideas. What do you do to try to listen more?
Thanks,
Keith
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