Active Listening Changed How I Communicate

BUSI 2202: BLOG POST #2

By Sanskar Karki
Mount Saint Vincent University

I have been paying attention to my listening skills and I didn’t know this until recently, but I have been doing it wrong until now. I thought that listening to someone simply meant being quiet when the person was speaking. It is being able to completely focus your attention to the speaker when he or she is speaking. When you do this, you are showing the speaker with your physical gestures that you are completely engaged in the conversation with the speaker.

While actively listening to the speaker, you are showing the speaker your interest in the message being conveyed to you by the speaker . Examples of this type of active listening include: making eye contact, nodding, waiting until the speaker has finished before interjecting your own response, and asking the speaker to clarify something they’ve said; all of these demonstrate respect for the speaker and therefore reduce the chance that the speaker will have a miscommunication with you.

I have noticed too, that my conversations have flowed much more smoothly and have had more focus and meaning after I have started taking the time to focus on being an active listener instead of thinking about my next response. There also seems to be a greater degree of respect for me when I listen with an intention of listening to understand what the speaker is saying.

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