FAQ listening Hey you're listening to

FAQ listening Hey you're listening to The hearing is the same audience? How can you get people to listen? Read on to find out. 1. What is listening? How is listening different from hearing? Listening and hearing are not exactly the same thing. If it is true that we hear, to listen, is not always true that if you feel like listening. The hearing is a function performed by the brain as the sound perceived by the ear meaning is assigned. But precisely because our brain understands the words does not mean that our mind to understand what has been received. Listening is an art, but impractical, as the practice, we talk! 2nd Because I seem to lose interest in what people say about me? Obviously, there are arguments that hold our interest. For a sport, is another office gossip - when you expose the person, the office of sports, that chat soon exhausted in May and go forward. And the stories of those who have no interest in sport are common. If you listen to a topic that is of no interest to be "adaptation" and in May, when he still hear the words, it loses its meaning. Another reason, less popular in the loss of interest focuses on itself - for a psychological reason, nobody seems as fascinating as ourselves. Leaing to be more interested in listening can improve, but that does not make it easy. Country singer Toby Keith sings "I like you - in general. But sometimes - I mean me! "If you can stay interested in the other person will usually be able to listen. A third reason for the loss of interest is that you hear at a pace and the process (in our brain), at a rate much higher. It 'easy to "walk on the street", because we think we know what to tell the person, or because the subject is interesting. We suggest ways to use the "inteal time" later. 3rd How do I listen to others for me? You can not listen to anyone. Anything you can do is hope to create a stimulating, interesting and draw attention to the message. And remember that your responsibility ends with the ears of the listener. If you have had the best message you can and it is not clear as possible, then you've done everything possible. If you want to help make sure you are heard, and then engage the other person of significance. This means that your voice pleasant and easy to listen, which involves the use of gestures and facial expressions to add a visual component, and is listening to yourself - that is, ask you, "I am a person I listen to? "4. I think they have heard what I said - why not have done what I said? This brings us back to the difference between listening and hearing. We know exactly what we wanted and we put in words that describe the interior of the image we wanted to convey. Our listeners mind their "spin" on the words. May have heard only in part, in the month of May have different meanings for the words, or may not have a complete understanding. If we want to be heard, we have an obligation to seek feedback from our listeners. I hate to say, is how to deal with children, but you must ask yourself: "Now what I said?" Sometimes. 5th How can I improve my listening? Improves listening when they behave ourselves in the process of listening. What I want to say more about ourselves? Be interested in non-verbal - a look as we speak. Ask questions - be sure to cover the points that I do not understand. Provide feedback - something like "if what you say is ..." and then summarize what you heard. Take notes - it is important that when writing. Furthermore, as already mentioned, we hear faster than you can hear. Use this additional mental processing time to consider what the person said. Ask short questions that will verify that you understand what is said. It irritates us when we are not listened to - to get into another person's shoes and remember how it feels when you do not pay attention. The author Hal Warfield is a speaker, teacher and coach. Write warfield@midsouth.rr.com him or through his website at