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- 5 Ways To Be A Better Listener - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Gilda BonannoListening is a crucial skill for professional and personal success. Yet it seems like such a basic skill - we all know how to listen, right? But although this skill is basic in theory, it's difficult to execute. Yes, everyone can listen, but how many people can listen well? Communication is ...
Views: 2397(4 votes) - Relative silence - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2008 from David FederRelative silence - May 24, 2007 OK, now for our daily muse: This is for listeners, and musicians alike, part in response to comments and complaints from performers, and part just blathering. Relative Silence "Do what your heart tells you to do." That's what she always told me. That loving ...
Views: 1046(2 votes) - Life: A True Story - Connecting With Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Warren RedmanThe strangest stories are usually the true life ones. Take Marnie (not her real name), who recollected as a child ingrade 3 how she would roll a large piece of art paper around herself and stand in a corner. Her teacher would try to get her to come out; the other children would make fun of her. ...
Views: 2725(1 vote) - Multitasking Virus In Our Classrooms - by Submitted on May 20, 2008 from FSB AuthorsA few weeks ago, I returned to the classroom of Dennis Dalton, the most important college professor of my life. From the back of an amphitheater seating several hundred students, I realized how much things had evolved at Columbia and Barnard. The lecture hall was now equipped with a wireless ...
Views: 1718(2 votes) - Eliminate Prople that interrupt You and Save Your Sanity - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerWith spring-cleaning time on its way, we are all in the mode to clean those closets, get the built-up and hidden areas of our homes cleaned, organized, and eliminate all of the stress points in our lives. How many of us think about cleaning out annoyances in the form of needless ...
Views: 1661(2 votes) - Understanding Yourself And Others - A Powerful Listening Principle Called Reflection - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2008 from Lynn Marie SagerI am always fascinated by what people say about others. Inevitably, what people say about others says mountains about them. I remember one student of mine who loved to complain about his wife's communication ability. He loved to tell the class, "She's got an attitude. She never makes sense. She ...
Views: 4819(2 votes) - Positive Praise For Your Child's Pride - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2008 from Nicholas TanPraising a child correctly is important to the development of positive behaviors. It’s a great way to encourage constructive future behavior. When you give praise you are giving your child a feeling of positive feedback, which increases their sense of confidence, self esteem and abilities. ...
Views: 2311(2 votes) - How Politics Can Teach Sandwiched Boomers A Lesson In Communication - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2008 from Phyllis GoldbergSenator John Kerry said his remark, "If you don't study hard you get stuck in Iraq," was a joke gone awry. President George W. Bush was critical, commenting to the Associated Press that "it didn't sound like a joke to me. More important, it didn't sound like a joke to the troops." What did you ...
Views: 1039(1 vote) - Interrogation: Letting The Game Come To You - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2008 from Stan WaltersRecently I was working on a couple of interrogation tapes that some agencies ask me to review and soon after presented two of my Level 3 & 4 classes. On the fourth day of this class, students get the opportunity to participate in live interviews with volunteer subjects from a nearby ...
Views: 1465(1 vote) - You May Not Be A Successful Interviewer If ... - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2008 from Stan WaltersYou are unacquainted with the case details. Efforts at "winging it" in the interview room or going on a "fishing expedition" very rarely produces positive results. You should always approach every interview with the "construction of proof" as your objective. That's for all interviews - ...
Views: 1576(1 vote) - Listening Is As Important As Speaking - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Peter MurphyWhile engaging in conversations with friends and co-workers, how often do you feel that the other person has truly heard what you've said? If you want to succeed in social settings, relationships, and business, one way to ensure your success is to be a great listener. There are a few simple ...
Views: 2917(1 vote) - Listening Power - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2008 from Brian TracyThe art of good conversation centers very much on your ability to ask questions and to listen attentively to the answers. You can lace the conversation with your insights, ideas, and opinions, but you perfect the art and skill of conversation by perfecting the art and skill of asking good, ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - One Thing You Can't Hide - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2007 from Brian TracyOne of the most important traits of all motivators at work is consideration. Employees report that the best managers they ever had were people who cared about them as people and as friends. These managers took the time to ask them questions about their lives, and to listen patiently while they ...
Views: 1334(1 vote) - The World Is Speaking To You, Are You Listening? - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2007 from Jack CanfieldThe world is constantly communicating with you through feedback. Feedback comes in many forms and it is very helpful in moving you toward your successes, if you choose to respond to it. Think about feedback as your goals talking back to you. When your actions are not in line with your goals, ...
Views: 1451(1 vote) - What is Deep Listening? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2007 from Joe BaileyWhat is Deep Listening? From "Slowing Down to the Speed of Love" Deep listening occurs when your mind is quiet. Your thoughts are flowing rather than crowding your mind with distractions, interpretations, judgments, conclusions, or assumptions. Your mind is open, curious, interested -- as ...
Views: 14537(1 vote) - Listening is More Than Meets the Ear: Connecting with Others in an EI Kind of Way© - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2007 from George Hendley“We only hear half of what is said to us, understand only half of that, believe only half of that and remember only half of that.” Mignon McLaughlin How well do you listen? As a training professional, human resource specialist, manager, spouse, parent or friend you have numerous opportunities ...
Views: 2563(2 votes) - Listening: The Foundation Of All Communication - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2007 from George HendleyListening: The Foundation of All Communication "Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice." Shakespeare "Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk." Doug Larson As a trainer, consultant, manager of training or HR specialist you are ...
Views: 2409(2 votes) - People Skills - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2007 from michael imaniPEOPLE SKILLS “I’ve had a wonderful evening,” Groucho Marx once said after a very dull party, “but this wasn’t it.” Are you comfortable walking into a room full of people you don’t know? Breaking into a new circle, club or group isn’t always easy but here are a few ideas you might want to ...
Views: 1081(2 votes) - 5 Skills of Listening - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2007 from Denny StreckerThe 5 Skills of Listening! It’s frustrating when our children don’t seem to listen, isn’t it? And when they don’t pay attention to what you are saying in the home, you have to wonder how much they are missing at school! In 10+ years of teaching Martial Arts in our community, ...
Views: 2197(2 votes) - Children Not Listening? It's a Two-Way Street! - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2007 from Azriel WinnettAlmost anyone who’s serious about acquiring good interpersonal communication habits will appreciate the value of effective listening skills. Some refer to listening as the most important communication skill of them all. Of course, this doesn’t only apply to adults. Parents around ...
Views: 2022(2 votes) - THE ART OF ACTIVE LISTENING - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2007 from Roy BurtonThe Art of Active Listening There is an old German proverb that says “No man has learned to speak well until he has first learned to hold his tongue.” But many of us are so used to speaking with others throughout the course of a day, and so eager to get our opinions heard, that we tend to ...
Views: 1339(2 votes) - But Mom! I Hate School! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerAll of you have had your children say this to you at one time or another, no matter what type of schooling they have had. What is the child REALLY trying to tell you? Do they hate school? Do they hate learning? Is it too hard for them? Is it boring? Watching your child ...
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