Workers who possess exemplary listening skills are valuable members of the workplace. Effective listening skills support customer service initiatives, benefit workplace relationships and prevent ...

“Listen to your heart” is not only the name of a chart-topping ballad (by Swedish pop music group Roxette), but also very popular advice when it comes to making decisions in life. As so many ...

In this blog post, I’ll provide tangible tips on how to develop listening skills so that every conversation leaves both sides feeling equally valued. Let’s get started! Do you struggle to understand ...

Vacation provides the perfect laboratory for couples to practice active listening skills without the distractions and time ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." How many times have you nodded along during a conversation, only to realize you didn’t absorb a single ...

Listening skills assessment is as important as technical skills assessment in many performance evaluations, particularly for those employees who deal directly with clients or the public. While it is ...

In our fast-paced world filled with constant communication, the art of listening often takes a back seat. In our eagerness to express ourselves, we sometimes forget the power and importance of ...

Listening can be a matter of life and death. Imagine a distracted hostage negotiator or an airline pilot who tunes out air traffic control. Consider an ER physician who fails to hear a critically ill ...

Although listening is the first language skill that human beings develop–and it’s how we spend 40% of our time communicating–many of us are not great listeners. In fact, we achieve only 25% of our ...

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