Listening is essential to communicate in business. "He who listens communicates best." Learn to listen when you communicate. Develop good listening skills & listening habits for meaningful communicating. It is important to really listen when you are communicating with your coworkers, boss, customers, and suppliers.

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Most of us do not realize the importance of listening as a communicative tool. Yet studies have shown that we actually spend 50% more time listening than we do talking as we communicate with other people. We often take listening for granted, never realizing that it is a communicating skill that can be learned. And communications in business require careful listening.

Watch someone who listens attentively. He/she makes eye contact and focuses on the other person while he/she listens. He/she listens with his eyes as well as his ears. While listening, he nods or makes attentive noises from time-to-time. This is both a skilled listener and an attentive listener.

The person he/she is listening to feels a sense of communicating. Everyone wins with beneficial listening.

After your next conversation, test your ability to benefit from listening to that conversation. Analyze and ask yourself:

  • What did I learn from the other person(s)?
  • What did I learn about the other person(s)?
  • Who did more talking ?
  • Who did more listening?
  • Did anyone interrupt?
  • What questions should I have asked?
  • What questions should I have answered more thoroughly?
  • Was I absolutely certain I understood everything?
  • Did I ask for clarification?
  • Did I practice acknowledgment?
  • Did he or she practice acknowledgment?
  • Were both parties attending?
  • Was the conversation balanced?
  • Did anyone keep changing the subject?
  • Did anyone get angry?
  • Did anyone appear sad?
  • Was everyone paying attention?
  • What will I do different in my next conversation?

The ability to listen is a skill that can be improved with use. This skill can and will improve all your relationships with customers, suppliers, and co-workers, even your boss!

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