Listening is most powerful skill in everyfield of life.

3. “listening means to take in what is being said
and organizing it sensibly for understanding.”
According to Epictetus:
“We have two ears and one mouth so that
we can listen twice as much as we speak.”

4. Being students significance of listening is so
quite wide for us of which you can have an
idea by looking at the following facts!
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Students spend:
9% of their day in writing
16% of their day in reading
30% of their day in speaking
45% of their day in LISTENING
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Other than students, other people spend 45% of
their time in listening each day while
communicating.

5.  It’s
the key to all effective communication.
 without effective listening messages are
easily misunderstood.
 Without it communication breaks down.
 top employers give regular listening skills
training for their employees.
In short
IT’S VITAL!

6.  Hearing
 Focusing
on the message
 Comprehending and interpreting
 Analyzing and Evaluating
 Responding
 Remembering

7. Listening
Hearing
Listening Is With The
Mind, it means not
just to hear but to
understand it as well.
Hearing is with
Senses not with mind,
its easy and doesn’t
include understanding,
it requires just senses,
not skills.

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Empathetic listening(active listening)
Comprehensive listening
Critical listening
Discriminative Listening
Informative Listening
Appreciative listening

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Improves relationships
Improves our knowledge
Improves our understanding
Prevents problems escalating
Saves time and energy
Can save money
Leads to better results

10. There are many types of barriers like:
 Environmental barriers
 Physiological barriers
 Psychological barriers
Some examples are as below of these barriers.
 Selective Listening
 Negative Listening Attitudes
 Personal Reactions
 Poor Motivation

11. Here we have a look at a few barriers:
 Knowing the answer
 Trying to be helpful
 Treating discussion as competition
 Trying to influence or impress
 Reacting to red flag words
 Believing in language
 Mixing up the forest and the trees
 Over-splitting or over-lumping
 Selective perception
 boredom

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Understand the
complexities of listening
Prepare to listen
Adjust to the situation
Focus on ideas or key
points
Capitalize on the speed
differential
Organize material for
learning
Don’t tune out “dry”
subjects
Accept responsibility for
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understanding
Encourage others to talk
Establish eye contact
with the speaker
Take notes effectively
Be a physically involved
listener
Avoid negative
mannerisms
Exercise your listening
muscles

13. “Listening skill is the ability to accurately receive
messages in the communication process.”
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Many successful leaders and entrepreneurs credit their
success to effective listening skills
Good listening skills also have benefits in our personal
lives, including:
~ greater number of friends and social networks
~ improved self-esteem and confidence
~ higher grades at school and in academic work
~ better health
~ general well-being

14.  better
customer satisfaction,
 greater productivity
 fewer mistakes,
 increased sharing of information
 more creativity
 innovative work

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Listen
 Don’t interrupt
 Let the speaker finish
 Concentrate on what is being said and how it
is being said
 Make notes if this helps
 Show the speaker that you are listening
Question
 Check understanding
Summarise
 Paraphrase what the speaker has just told
you

16.  Being
non-evaluative
 Paraphrasing
 Reflecting implications
 Reflecting hidden feelings
 Inviting further contributions
 Responding non-verbally

17. Stop Talking
 Prepare Yourself to Listen
 Put the Speaker at Ease
 Remove Distractions
 Empathize
 Be patient
 Avoid Personal Prejudice
 Listen to the Tone
 Listen for Ideas – Not Just Words
 Wait and Watch for Non-Verbal Communication
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So keep
listening!