10 Simple Ways To Become A Better Listener

One social habit which most of us are missing quite badly is to truly listen when other people speak. Most of us zone out, get distracted easily or start to wander before the other person has done talking. Some of us just wait for our turn to talk again while thinking about what I should say next. All this is not very helpful and hence it should change. There is a reason why Mother Nature gave us one tongue and two ears, it because we could hear twice as much as we speak.

In this post, I would like to share 10 simple ways to become a better listener.

1) Listening is a win-win.

2) Tell yourself that you'll be going to tell about this conversation to someone else later on.

3) Pay more attention to the person's meaning behind the words.

4) Keep the eye contact.

5) Do not have any agenda in mind. Listen with openness.

6) Summarize what has been said.

7) Keep your smartphone away.

8) Ask instead of trying to read mind

9) Train yourself to see whether the person means what he says.   

10) Always be honest about your current situation as for example if you are rushed or feels tired or stressed out, then let the person wishing to talk to you know it.

I hope the above-mentioned ways will help you and your relationships too.

Don't forget to pour in your valuable thoughts on how to be a better listener.