Learning to Listen

Learning to Listen

“There is power in well chosen words, and often there is equal power

in silence. Learning when to talk and when to listen are

among the most powerful skill you can develop.”

Sharon Anthony Bower, Author

As I see it . . . . . . .

Learning to listen

There is a big misconception in communications. It’s that you have to be a good talker to be an effective communicator.

It fact the most effective communicators are the best listeners.

Poor communicators have conditioned themselves that talking is the path to effective communications . . . . That’s a false premise in talking poor communicator doesn’t hear what’s being said.

If you don’t hear what’s being said . . . . How can you expect to be an effective communicator? You can’t

What I’ve found that in many conversations  both parties are jockeying themselves to take control of the conversation. They make the false assumption that they can dominate the conversation if they do the most talking. Wrong.

The most effective communicators . . . . are the listeners.

A listener draws the other person into the communications . . . . Hears what’s being said and as a result builds rapport with the other person . . . . They also understand what is being said . . . . and understands the person and their motivations.

In listening you will gather a great deal of useful information.

Once you learn to master the skill of listening you will be in the position to control the communications.

Learning to listen . . . . is an acquired skill  that takes a commitment of  time . . . . patients  . . . . and practice to develop the skill.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author