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Want to be a better listener #shorts

Name: Want to be a better listener #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-02-16T20:00:01+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this short video, the speaker explains why most people listen with the intent to respond rather than truly hear the speaker, which hampers effective…

16 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker explains why most people listen with the intent to respond rather than truly hear the speaker, which hampers effective communication. He offers three actionable strategies to become a better listener: (1) Adopt an interviewer mindset by listening with the purpose of asking a question, which shifts focus from formulating a reply to understanding the speaker; (2) If you miss part of what was said, simply ask the speaker to repeat the last segment, especially since people often clarify their main point at the end; (3) When processing a lot of information, concentrate on key words and the speaker’s emotions rather than trying to capture every word, linking keywords (e.g., “budget”) with the associated feeling (e.g., “bad”) to improve comprehension. The speaker encourages viewers to follow these steps to improve their listening skills.

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Want to be a better listener? Try this. Most of the time when we're listening, we attach to the first thing that we want to respond to. Then all you think about is what you're gonna say rather than listening to what they're saying. That's not the best. Instead, 1, listen to ask a question. Whether you ask a question or not doesn't matter, but that's why interviewers are so good at listening and attorneys during depositions. They're not listening to make a point, they're listening to ask a question. When you question, that's when you listen. Number 2, if you miss what they said, just ask them to repeat the last part. Most of the time everybody concludes at the end, that's when they really say what they want to say. So if you say, hey, can you just run that last part by me again, you're gonna get all of it. Number 3, if you're having a hard time listening to everything, just find keywords and emotions. Emotions are much more easier to sense and comprehend than listening word for word. So instead, find a keyword like budget and that feeling bad, and you associate words and emotions together, and that helps you comprehend. Follow me.