2/5/11

Listening Carefully Is One Of The Paths To Achieve Success

By Rudolf Wood


Having good listening skills is important to learning, as well as understanding what is being said. These are important things for the success of every job, class and even our relationships, so listen up and read on.

Learning to listen means paying attention when someone is talking. Keeping your mind from wandering is one of the key parts of the process, but if you can master the tricks, then you will be astounded at how different your life can be.

If you ever were caught in a situation where you were not paying attention, then you know the feeling of being caught all too well. Learning to listen means keying in on things that will help you to stay focused and engaged.

One way to avoid getting embarrassed is to turn off the noise in the room that can grab your attention from the person talking. That means not answering the phone, keeping the radio down and turning off the computer. Eliminating these things can keep you from getting busted.

Trying to stay focused when listening to someone talk means not jumping to conclusions when we hear something that we understand. Sometimes we can easily key in on that one thing and then ignore the rest of what the person is trying to tell us.

Letting the person finish talking is the important part of listening actively. Even if you know where the conversation is going, give the person the chance to finish. It's polite, and you may actually learn something you didn't know.

One way to help stay focused is to keep eye contact with the person speaking. This will help you to stay involved in the conversation without drifting off to daydreaming. You don't have to stare them down, but look at them and try and see their body language as an extension of the conversation.

In fact, there is a good chance that you will get more out of the conversation by watching their expressions and body language then you would just by hearing their voice. So, pay attention and be an active listener and you will remember more.




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