Listening

Listening

Introduction

Introduction on listening

Introduction on listening

Everyone wants fame, fortune, success and admiration from others. A leader typically has all these fame, fortu...

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What you need to know before listening

Common road blocks to listening

Common road blocks to listening

We have learned that listening is one of the most powerful and therapeutic skills you have to help one another...

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Ego, part 1

Ego, part 1

Ego is the enemy. Ego is selfish. Ego is not what you want to have at any given time while you listen to other...

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Ego, part 2

Ego, part 2

As we have discussed in part 1, Ego is the enemy. Ego is the obstacle to having a great listening session. Wit...

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Your advice don't matter

Your advice don't matter

Suppose Michael was eating lunch with his best friend Sam. Sam looked like something was on his mind and was n...

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Trust and understanding before all else

Trust and understanding before all else

We are about to dive in to the more technical section where we will learn how to listen. Here are a few belief...

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Listening Techniques

Discovery topic questions, part 1

Discovery topic questions, part 1

You want to listen and understand the other person. However, you don't know what to talk about. That is where...

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Discovery topic questions, part 2

Discovery topic questions, part 2

Remember the goal of discovery topics is to find little nuggets of information about the other person. Imagine...

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Pause, the beauty of silence

Pause, the beauty of silence

Pause is a very powerful tool in communication. When you speak, the pause builds authority and power. When you...

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Dig deeper in conversations with why questions

Dig deeper in conversations with why questions

Most conversations that people have are usually over the surface. Some may want to have a deeper connection wi...

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Putting it all together

Summarize what others said

Summarize what others said

Whenever you are listening to others, it's very important you show that you are listening. If you are doing a...

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5 Rules using listening techniques

5 Rules using listening techniques

Here are the 5 rules when using listening techniques together: 1. Start with discovery questions. To understan...

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