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What Are Good Listening Skills?

By Will Smith
Jul 31, 2009
Great listening skills is an essential quality in terms of personal life and working life too. You can correlate the fun you have by listening better, in both your business and personal life. Learning and understanding what other people are talking about, comprehending new ideas, enjoying other people are part of why we listen to other people every day.

The actual amount of data we absorb in a day is amazing. You would believe that you are excellent listeners in music, radio, TV, etc. Although, unfortunately, that's not so. It's a fact that we remember less than half of the information we hear each day.

A quarter to half of what is said you remember. It is best if the information you retain is the important information discussed in the conversation!

Naturally, developing better listening skills could really have its rewards. By listening better you boost performance and even more crucially, your powers of persuasion and influencing others. Conflict and misunderstandings can be avoided if you have great listening skills.

You may need to pay more attention to what the other person says and what they don't say.

Effective listening skills includes comprehending the body language of the individual doing the talking. Often you get more from a message delivered via body language than from the content of the spoken message.

Listening skills include seeing what is being said as well as hearing the words. Employees have found it much easier to increase work productivity, rather than extend their break the extra 10 minutes to 15 minutes hearing the latest office gossip or explaining their side of the story. And you also can't let yourself lose your concentration on what the other individual is talking about. Each of these obstacles adds to your failure to listen and comprehend.

Many hospitals are now hiring at top dollar for Spanish speaking employees. They are taking notice that both speaking Spanish and having great listening skills are key to properly treat their Spanish speaking patients. A basic way to show the other person you are paying attention to what they are saying is to nod along or say "uh huh" at crucial points.

Good listening skills has five important things to remember. They provide assistance in making certain that you are getting the other persons message correctly.

1)Be attentive to what is being spoken.
2)Demonstrate that you are paying attention to the conversation.
3) Provide feedback to the party who is talking.
4) Avoid making judgments on the message until it is completed and comprehended.
5)Provide feedback to the speaker by choosing words and gestures that are appropriate to convey your response to what they said.

Your listening ability will be significantly better after taking note of these steps. Decide to improve your listening skills right away. Successful listening skills contribute greater value to you personally and as a worker too.
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