The
sentence that stood out to me the most, came in chapter 3.
"It may help, as you begin to learn your strengths and struggles as a listener, to consider the sorts of compliments or complaints you've received from friends and family members, romantic partners, teachers, employers, and coworkers about your skills as a listener”, (51).
This
specific sentence intrigued me the most. Because, personally I think it's very
important to get know and understand your strengths and weaknesses when it
comes to being a listener. As well as being a speaker. You can always pick up
on something knew if you simply just listen to anybody. You can learn quite a
lot about how you process what is being said. Such as, do you make a connection
with a past experience, or if making eye contact can make you focus more, or
even if your body language expresses interest. It's a known fact that we all
speak differently depending on who are talking to. For example, nobody would
speak to their coworkers the same way they talk to their romantic partner. Even
Bad criticism is good criticism. Bad criticism is mostly taken in a negative
way but if you switch it around and use it to your advantage, you could become
a much better listener/speaker.
An article that I found on the internet
states that the listening effectively can be persuasive as it can improve your
social skills whether it be in a work environment or simply being out with friends
and family. Listening effectively, according to the article, can make the other
person speaking feel respected and understood. And allow the listener to speak
his opinion, thus sparking a conversation.
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