The 2 steps of listening
1 - Absorbing.
2 - Processing
When speaking to someone is your mind focused on absorbing first? Or does it race ahead, formulating opinions, judgments, arguments, etc, etc, totally missing out on absorbing what the other person is saying?
The 2nd part comes easy. Once you've absorbed effectively the processing is merely a matter of calmly working through what you now know.
Before your next conversation keep the acronym "AP" in mind.
How do you become a more effective listener?
RB
2 - Processing
When speaking to someone is your mind focused on absorbing first? Or does it race ahead, formulating opinions, judgments, arguments, etc, etc, totally missing out on absorbing what the other person is saying?
The 2nd part comes easy. Once you've absorbed effectively the processing is merely a matter of calmly working through what you now know.
Before your next conversation keep the acronym "AP" in mind.
How do you become a more effective listener?
RB