feature · April 2010
Do I have your full Attention?
Focus on being present with the person you are communicating with. Always focus on being there.
Focus on being present with the person you are communicating with. Always focus on being there.
Work on being 100 percent present wherever you are. This will very quickly set you apart from the rest.
Robert McCloskey said it brilliantly, “I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”
Actively listening is a skill you must master. It is all about paying attention to what the other party is trying to convey, both in what they say and how they say it.
In the words of Wilson Mizner, “A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.”
When you actively listen, you’ll be able to understand what matters most to the person you’re dealing with.
When you’re listening to someone, you’re showing them respect and you’re valuing them as a person.