Listening Factoids

Listening is important because . . .

• Since the rise of the radio and the development of television, the spoken word has regained much of its lost stature (Bryant).

• Being listened to means we are taken seriously, our ideas and feelings are known, and, ultimately, what we have to say matters (Nichols).

• Generous listening enhances our own well-being and is the natural perspective of psychology, in which all human behavior is seen as motivated by the agendas of the self (Nichols).

• We learn our culture largely through listening; we learn to think by listening; we learn to love by listening; we learn about ourselves by listening (Robinson).

• Being listened to spells the difference between feeling accepted and feeing isolated (Nichols).

• In our society, listening is essential to the development and survival of the individual (Robinson).

• Most people will not really listen or pay attention to your point of view until they become convinced you have heard and appreciate theirs (Nichols).

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Some interesting statistics . . .

• How much of what we know that we have learned by listening? 85% (Shorpe)

• Amount of the time we are distracted, preoccupied or forgetful? 75% (Hunsaker)

• How much we usually recall immediately after we listen to someone talk? 50% (Robinson)

• Amount of time we spend listening? 45% (Robinson)

• How much we remember of what we hear? 20% (Shorpe)

• Amount of us who have had formal educational experience with listening? less than 2% (Gregg)

And other numbers

• We listen at 125-250 words per minute, but think at 1000-3000 words per minute. (HighGain, Inc.)

• Number of business studies that indicate that listening is a top skill needed for success in business? more than 35 (HighGain, Inc.)

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