Tips to Be a Good Listener

As social creature, we always need other people to socialize with, to share our ideas with or even just to go out with for fun. It means that all of our daily activities are actually a chain of communication such as watching television, listening to music or just making conversation with our friends.

Communication will occur if people can understand what the other says. Later, they can make their opinions about things they have known. The problem is, communication encounters with problems such as misunderstanding at times. One example of misunderstanding is that a listener cannot understand what a speaker says. To avoid this barrier, follow this guide:

1. Prepare your mind to listen to new information from the speaker. Forget your problem for a while.
2. Keep your mind focused and pay attention to the speaker. Use not only your ears but also your mind to grasp what the speaker says.
3. Show your interest. If necessary, you can ask something that is still unclear or make an opinion about it. With sufficient interest, you make the speaker feel better than he does if you just pay a little attention.
4. Don't listen and do something else at the same time. It can make you lose your focus.

 A good person is a good listener. So, try to be a good listener by following this guide. Good luck! : )

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