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Effective Listening
The
most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and
be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen
to them. Ralph Nichols
Effective
listeners remember that "words have no meaning - people have
meaning." The assignment of meaning to a term is an internal
process; meaning comes from inside us. And although our experiences,
knowledge and attitudes differ, we often misinterpret each
others messages while under the illusion that a common understanding
has been achieved. Larry Barker
Listening
for and identifying the tone in others and adapting appropriately
-- as well being conscious of the tone of your own messages
-- will determine your communication effectiveness. Being
tone conscious will prevent you from sending and receiving
messages that fall on deaf ears.
Sometimes
the most revealing part of a message isn't found in the words
themselves but in the subtle messages wrapped around those words.
Failure to pick up on these "secret messages" may
leave you blind to what is really being communicated. . . .
Dianne Booher
Our
first responsibility as effective listeners is to understand
ourselves as communicators. Just as the sources of the communication
message shout be trained in self-intrapersonal communication,
so, too, should listeners know themselves. Carolyn Coakley
Every
person in this life has something to teach me -- and as soon
as I accept that, I open myself to truly listening.
Catherine
Doucette
We
listen in order to learn and retain information. If we are speaking,
we are not listening or learning anything to add to our sum
of knowledge. This is why the first step to effective listening
is to stop talking! Ken
Fracaro
Listening
effectively to others can be the most fundamental and powerful
communication tool of all. When someone is willing to stop
talking or thinking and begin truly listening to others, all
of their interactions become easier, and communication problems
are all but eliminated.
Ken
Johnson
The
contrast between hearing and really listening can be as different
as night and day. And in a business environment, not listening
effectively to customers, employees, and peers can mean the
difference between success and failure. Ken
Johnson
Listening
well is as powerful a means of communication and influence
as to talk well. John Marshall
When
making personal decisions, listen to what your head says;
then listen to what your heart says. If they differ, follow
your heart! Whenever you listen to your heart, you listen
to that part of you that is most interested in your well-being.
Anonymous
Advice
that Grant /Cornwell, philosopher-scholar and president of
the College of Wooster in Ohio, gave students in an address
in the fall of 2007:
"You have the responsibility to develop your skills in
writing, in speaking, but perhaps most of all in listening.
Listen for differences. Seek them out. Don't surround yourself
only with those who see the world as you do." - From
Jan/Feb 2008 AARP Bulletin -
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