Today's podcast is all about
the skills of listening — really listening.
Teaching basic
skills of listening and speaking and how to used planned sessions are essential for obtaining desired behavior changes.
Using
the skills of listening, expressing empathy, being assertive, and managing conflict is vital in this process.
Erik Palmer makes a compelling case for the explicit instruction of communication skills in Teaching the Core
Skills of Listening and Speaking, relating them to CCSS anchor standards and providing helpful lessons and good advice, says reviewer Rebecca Crockett.
Palmer is the author of the ASCD book Teaching the Core
Skills of Listening and Speaking, as well as the publications Well - Spoken: Teaching Speaking to All Students and Digitally Speaking: How to Improve Student Presentations with Technology, and is a program consultant for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's English Language Arts program, Collections.
i actually went through his school of spiritual direction last year, great stuff that resonates with what you are saying about the role of the spiritual director as not imposing but supporting, «coming alongside», helping somone else foster their relationship with God with the honed
skills of listening, discernment and journeying with someone.
The skills of listening, patience and working through disagreements that we develop in our churches, will be of immense help as we get to know and to work alongside neighbors of other faiths, ethnicities and economic classes.
But Byrd and Burt also used their experiences at UPS, along with the simple
skill of listening, to build a workplace that employees enjoy.
Make your absence felt much greater than your presence by developing
the skill of listening more than speaking.
Though some might find this annoying, almost everyone today has developed
the skill of listening to a message while reading small bits of information on a screen.
The skill of listening is often overlooked in discussions of communication styles and techniques.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the deceptively simply
skill of listening.
«You have to be able to advocate, you have to develop
the skill of listening to other people....
The Leadership
Skill of Listening.
Lisa:
The skill of listening is the most important element of communication.
The skill of listening can be a powerful one, particularly in our tech - obsessed society where everyone is seemingly glued to a tech device.
Not exact matches
Listening is a critical leadership
skill and the highest form
of courtesy as well.
«Master communicators have solid
listening skills, the ability to tune into a person with focus and the ability to articulate clearly,» says Cheryl Cran, a management coach and author
of «The Art
of Change Leadership.»
With
skills honed for conflict resolution (or outright avoidance), high empathy, a more realistic view
of what it takes to succeed, and even a better grasp
of how to
listen and work in a team, middle children are a better match because they already «get» the flat structure
of families.
And in the process they show vulnerability, respect for the knowledge and
skills of others, and a willingness to
listen — all
of which are qualities
of outstanding leaders.
On this episode
of «Behind the Brand,» the bestselling author gives tips on how to beef up your
listening skills and boost your bottom line.
Many entrepreneurs mistakenly think that making the sale has to do with using the consultative selling approach, special
listening skills, likeability or any number
of popular questioning or closing programs.
If we learn and master the
skill of active
listening, we will experience greater success in sales and in life.
Listening is one
of the most underutilized
skills.
From their superior
listening skills to deep expertise, quieter types in the C - suite have plenty
of advantages, according to psychologists and leadership experts.
The U.S. should
listen to the conservative American Enterprise Institute, whose 2013 study «Filling the Gap» argues in favor
of the U.S. allowing more «low -
skilled» immigrants to come here legally.
Because if you're going to excel in many fields, no amount
of listening skills or handwritten notes gets you off the hook from having to speak in front
of people.
(In a way, the ability to
listen, and understand, is one
of the most important people
skills you can master.)
To help you help yours, here's an adorably illustrated list
of eight key entrepreneurial
skills you can teach your little ones, while they're still little enough to
listen to you.
The art
of listening is usually underrated as a
skill and the potential benefits
of listening are not often acknowledged or valued.
With technology and social media ruling our lives, we are becoming less opportunistic in developing our
listening skills, and less socially aware
of its effect on business as a competitive advantage.
Doing so conveys a lack
of respect, attention,
listening skills, and willpower.
Like review sites in other sectors, Whitecoat gives consumers the ability to rate their experiences with a variety
of medical practitioners, but currently this is limited to observations on a doctor's manner or
listening skills.
This is the most forgotten leadership
skill — to
listen to understand instead
of replying.
He says, «Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves talk, or speak,» and he goes on to say, «The ability to lock in and
listen is a
skill that has served me well in life,» says Branson, «Although, it seems to be a dying art, I believe that
listening is one
of the most important
skills for any teacher, parent, leader, entrepreneur, or just about anyone who has a pulse.»
Measures such as the Global
Skills Strategy (GSS), which introduces a new two - week turnaround time for tech - worker permits, and an ambitious new approach to Work - Integrated - Learning placements, show the Government is
listening to the concerns
of Canadian CEOs facing talent shortages.
And the best way to cure ignorance and lack
of skill is to
listen, observe, and practice.
The third
skill of good
listening is what's called perception check.
It takes
skill to
listen well to another, to avoid getting defensive, and to see situations from the other's point
of view.
I would be tempted to write this off as a successful class - wide prank to abuse my classically - trained ears and torture my soul, but our class discussions on music revealed a firm belief that the «
skill, creativity, and cultural popularity»
of this music made it worth
listening to.
Research findings on the group showed that the teachers had developed new
listening skills, improved teacher - to - teacher relationships, and increased their understanding
of themselves, each other, and their students.5
Communication
skills: Practice responsive
listening, using the PAC terminology and understandings
of Transactional Analysis to strengthen Adult - to - Adult relating.
The counselor can affirm the wife for her
skill in stating clearly and directly, and the husband for his
skill in
listening — however limited the
skills of each at this stage.
If a couple is not severely crippled in its communication
skills, the ability
of each to
listen can improve with both partners working at it together.
These include ways
of developing
skills in self - awareness,
listening, self - affirmation, risking and trusting, increasing spiritual and physical intimacy, and coping constructively with conflict.
Listening — I mean really listening — is one of the biggest factors in your communicatio
Listening — I mean really
listening — is one of the biggest factors in your communicatio
listening — is one
of the biggest factors in your communication
skills.
I recall
listening to the father
of Reema Samaha being interviewed about his beautiful daughter, a bright student at Virginia Tech and a
skilled creative dancer.
(4) Participants can discover and practice styles
of communication that reduce polarization and increase understanding — owning and expressing one's own needs rather than trying to convert the other,
listening with understanding, etc. (5) If the group learns these bridge - building
skills, it can break out
of the win - lose struggle and achieve a degree
of difference - respecting, collaborative intergroup relationships.
Socially
skilled introverts can give the impression
of listening simply to create space for their own reflection.
His clinical hunches were, however, that the group which did the visiting did increase their
skills in
listening and their understanding
of the mental patient.