Well, I guess the best strategy is to listen to your wife and children first, and I am not kidding.
I had the same issue, then start to listen to your friends, and remind yourself that you should listen carefully no interruption.
If you are in a meeting pick up a notebook and write your notes. It is a matter of training yourself how to do it.
My Checklist:
1.Keep in mind: Listening is win/win. ...
2. Tell yourself that you'll tell someone else about this conversation later on. ...
3. Keep the eye-contact. ...
4. Keep that smartphone away. ...
5. Summarize what was said. ...
6. Ask instead of trying to mind-read. ...
7. Get some fresh air and/or exercise. ...
8. When you listen, just listen.
9. Be honest about your current limitations.
10. Share what you have done in a similar situation
I think the best way to become better listeners is to talk less. Saving Changes...
Meade RubensteinPM III| IT Project GuideSparta, Nj, United States
Truly care and value the person talking to you...even if you have to fake it first. Once you value the person across from you, you'll listen. Saving Changes...
Kavitha GunasekaranProject Manager| Aerospace & Defence OrganisationChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Being a better listener requires us to switch off the endless rants in our heads, calm down and not to interrupt the speaker till given the opportunity, be it in a group or one-to-one conversations.
Maintaining eye contact and acknowledging by nodding head helps in active listening. Keeping the mind open, opening up our antennae to tune in to the speaker's perspective needs effort but worth it given the benefits of active listening, especially if it is a seminar or a knowledge sharing session. Saving Changes...
Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
Remind yourself to listen to understand not to respond. Saving Changes...
Ask those close to you to provide you with "in the moment" feedback if you start talking more than you are listening...
Mindfulness also helps - when you are ready to blurt out something, recognize that and focus on listening till the other person has finished speaking... Saving Changes...
HBR has an article on this topic today - here are some of the tips they provide:
1. Give 100% attention, or do not listen
2. Do not interrupt
3. Do not judge or evaluate
4. Do not impose your solutions
5. Ask more (good) questions
6. Reflect
Kiron
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1 reply by Samuel Berroa de La Rosa
May 17, 2018 7:15 PM
Samuel Berroa de La Rosa
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I am going to check that
Thank you Kiron.................
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Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
I think in order to be a good listener we need to observe behavior. So, based on the person’s face, voice, and body language a good listener should try to appear relaxed and non-confrontive. Also, a good listener may have learned from experience that their predictions are too often inaccurate restrain themselves from thinking, or speaking, ahead Saving Changes...
Well, I guess the best strategy is to listen to your wife and children first, and I am not kidding.
I had the same issue, then start to listen to your friends, and remind yourself that you should listen carefully no interruption.
If you are in a meeting pick up a notebook and write your notes. It is a matter of training yourself how to do it.
My Checklist:
1.Keep in mind: Listening is win/win. ...
2. Tell yourself that you'll tell someone else about this conversation later on. ...
3. Keep the eye-contact. ...
4. Keep that smartphone away. ...
5. Summarize what was said. ...
6. Ask instead of trying to mind-read. ...
7. Get some fresh air and/or exercise. ...
8. When you listen, just listen.
9. Be honest about your current limitations.
10. Share what you have done in a similar situation
