importance of listening

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Importance of Listening
Critical listening is a type of listening which involves analysis, critical thinking, and judgment. In terms of online critical listening, it involves not just receiving information and then retaining it but also thinking about its authenticity, credibility and the effect it may have to certain people. Despite it being the most discouraged way of thinking, it is rather advisable in the online world where there are a multitude of qualities required to be a skilled listener.
By being an exceptional listener, one is able to understand the feelings of his audience. By knowing what the audience wants then a speaker could address those desires and truly reach their audience. Effective listening enables one to catch the key points of a speech. The audience can be able to ask relevant questions, and the speaker can answer them with ease CITATION EHa01 l 1033 (Harry and Edwin).
The top causes of poor listening skills include jumping to conclusions. This can be as a result of having a topic repeated to you or not liking certain aspects of the speaker. Another issue is poor concentration. This can be caused by distractions such as phones and even people. Poor listening skills are also enabled by a lack of prioritization. When listening to someone, all of one’s attention should be on that person and not other items. One also may focus on the style of presentation of speech instead of the content that the speech calls for. For instance, at a convention on Business development, I assumed that the topic being discussed was already in the range of my education.

However, when I was later asked a question, I could not respond CITATION EHa01 l 1033 (Harry and Edwin).
There is an endless list of the importance of having excellent listening skills. However, those skills are missing there are ways to improve on them. For instance, while listening try and avoid distractions. By being fully immersed at the moment, one rarely misses what the speaker is saying. Practice active listening. This is where one takes notes, asks questions or tries to summarize what the speaker has been saying in their own words. In other words when listening pretend that all that the speaker has been saying will be tested in an exam. The next way to improve one’s listening is by developing a curious mind, wanting continuous growth and believing that everything is an opportunity to learn. Wit this one interest never fades while they listen CITATION EHa01 l 1033 (Harry and Edwin).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Harry, E. and Ralph Edwin. Insights on Effective Communication: Some Sabbatical Observations. Chicago: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001. Document.