Sunday, May 12, 2013

A Stortage of Listeners


Motivational Power Quote

A Shortage of Listeners
“It seems rather incongruous that in society of super sophisticated communications, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.”
Erma Bombeck 1927 – 1996, American Humorist

 
As I see it . . . . . . .

A shortage of listeners

Everyone wants to talk and be heard . . . . but there is a shortage of listeners.

The question is why?

Is there really a shortage of listeners?

Or is there shortage in the quality of what is being said?

If the speaker doesn’t understand their audience they will speak at the audience . . . . not to the audience and the audience will tune them out and not listen to speaker.

So is there a shortage of listeners? Or is it a shortage of the speakers understanding and motivation of the audience?

My guess in many cases is the speaker doesn’t understand their audience . . . . and doesn’t draw the audience into the conversation or the presentation.

The speaker misses the mark and turns off the audience . . . .

A shortage of listeners . . . . is a direct result of the speaker not engaging their audience.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

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