10 bad listening habits

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10 Bad Listening Habits!

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Good listening skill is one of the most desirable soft skills. However, many of us are poor listeners. This presentation is about ten such habits which affects the quality of our listening adversely. We must avoid these habits to improve quality of our listening.

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Listening Habits!

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by:

Sarwan Singh

Corporate Training │ Personality Development │ Mentoring │ Hand Holding

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Listening

Are you able to focus your attention on what the speaker is saying?

Are you able to put aside your preconceptions and judge the speaker's message on its merits,

Is your listening affected by whether you agree or disagree with the ideas or like or dislike the speaker as an individual ?

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Are you able to analyze the speaker's message and ask questions to test its logic and accuracy?

Can you identify and recall key points of a speech to your satisfaction?

Are you satisfied with your ability to take notes during a lecture?

Listening

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‘Every body wants to talk, few want to think & no body wants to listen

Do not just hear, Listen pay attention to:

What the other person is saying,

What he/she is not saying, &

What is his/her body language.

Do not keep thinking what to say next,

or

Keep waiting for your chance to speak.

Good Listening Habits

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1.Calling the Subject Dull!There is no such thing as an uninteresting subject, only uninterested people.

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2.Criticizing the speaker.

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3. Getting over stimulated.

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Withhold evaluation till comprehension is complete -- listen the speaker out.

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4. Listening only for facts.

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5. Trying to outline everything.

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6. Faking attention.

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7. Tolerating distraction.

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8. Choosing only what's easy.

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9. Letting emotions-laden

words get in the way.

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10. Wasting differential between speech and thought speed.

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Use differential between speech and thought speed to:

Anticipating the next point, identifying supporting material and recapitulating.

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Listening Habits!

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by:

Sarwan Singh

Corporate Training │ Personality Development │ Mentoring │ Hand Holding

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