Most of us are acquainted with the old riddle that goes: "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is in the area to hear it, does it make a noise?" From a communication point of view, the answer must be a definite "No." Even though there are sound waves, there is no sound because no one perceives it. For communication to take place, there must be both a sender and a receiver. This guide is focused on the receiver - the one who provides feedback to the sender. Most people spend roughly 70% of their waking hours in some form of verbal communication. Yet, how many of us have ever had any formal training in the art of listening? This guide will teach you everything you need to know in order to be an effective listener. My name is Meir Liraz and I'm the author of this book. According to Dun & Bradstreet, 90% of all business failures analyzed can be traced to poor management. This is backed up by my own experience. In my 31 years as a business coach and consultant to businesses, I've seen practically dozens of business owners fail and go under -- not because they weren't talented or smart enough -- but because they were trying to re-invent the wheel rather than rely on proven, tested methods that work. And that is where this book can help, it will teach you how to avoid the common traps and mistakes and do everything right the first time. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. What Listening Is 3. Guides to Effective Listening 4. Barriers to Effective Listening 5. Limit Your Own Talking 6. Effective Listening Tips

This is the First Edition of this title. A Second Edition of this title has been released with ISBN 9781604919363 in Sept 2019. Listening well is an essential component of good leadership. You can become a more effective listener and leader by learning the skills of active listening. Working relationships become more solid, based on trust, respect, and honesty. Active listening is a critical component of the tasks facing today's leaders.

Discover the Easy Way to Improve Your Listening Skills and Make Sure That You and the People Around You Feel Heard, Understood, and Respected! Did you know that people spend around 70% of their day engaged in some form of communication, and about 55% of their time is devoted to listening? One of the most crucial life skills to learn is how to communicate effectively. Good communication skills are beneficial in all facets of life, from work to personal life, and everything in between. For example, all transactions and deals in business are the product of communication. Good communication skills will allow you and other people as well to understand information more quickly and accurately. Poor communication skills, on the other hand, often contribute to a lot of frustration and misunderstanding. What this means is that communication skills are one of the most important soft skills for you to have if you want to be successful in life. Do you know what it takes to be a good listener? Would you like to improve your communication skills? Would you like to be able to understand the people around you better? If so, this book will show how to train your brain to be better at active listening. With the step-by-step guides and expert strategies found inside, you'll acquire the skills that will allow you to build healthy and meaningful personal relationships and achieve great career success! Here is what this self-improvement guide can offer you: Simple but effective listening exercises to train your brain with Proven listening strategies with tips to apply them to everyday life Tips and advice to build healthy personal relationships with ease Essential skills that will set you on a path to great success And much more! If you want to develop active listening skills with ease, all you need to do is follow step-by-step guides and expert advice found inside - it's that easy. What are you waiting for?

Active listening is a person’s willingness and ability to hear and understand. At its core, active listening is a state of mind that involves paying full and careful attention to the other person, avoiding premature judgment, reflecting understanding, clarifying information, summarizing, and sharing. By learning and committing to the skills and behaviors of active listening, leaders can become more effective listeners and, over time, improve their ability to lead.

Listening well is an essential component of good leadership. You can become a more effective listener and leader by learning the skills of active listening. Working relationships become more solid, based on trust, respect, and honesty. Active listening is not an optional component of leadership; it is not a nicety to be used to make others feel good. It is, in fact, a critical component of the tasks facing today’s leaders. In this new edition, we’ve added tips and advice dealing with virtual active listening, and incorporated up-to-date research from both inside and outside CCL to make sure you can best meet the leadership challenges you face in today’s world.

Listening is harder than it looks- but it's the difference between business success and failure. Nothing causes bad decisions in organizations as often as poor listening. But Bernard Ferrari, adviser to some of the nation's most influential executives, believes that such missteps can be avoided and that the skills and habits of good listening can be developed and mastered. He offers a step-by-step process that will help readers become active listeners, able to shape and focus any conversation. Ferrari reveals how to turn a tin ear into a platinum ear. His practical insights include: Good listening is hard work, not a passive activity Good listening means asking questions, challenging all assumptions, and understanding the context of every interaction Good listening results in a new clarity of focus, greater efficiency, and an increased likelihood of making better decisions Good listening can be the difference between a long career and a short one

Become better at communicating by enhancing your listening skills. Do you listen to others? Yes? No, I mean, do you really listen to others? If there is room for improvement, then download this relatively low-priced book and become more loved in relationships and by co-workers, or become more effective at what you do and how much information you absorb. This book talks about passive listening, active listening, tips to improve, and thoughts that will help you show more interest in others, something that is much needed in today's fast-paced, digital society.