Listening is an activity, an active skill. \u2018I really hear you\u2019 is a very powerful message.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a great sign of respect for the other person.<\/p>\n
Relationships aren\u2019t just about authority. They\u2019re about understanding, respect, emotional capital.<\/p>\n
Many of us understand a bit about body language and its significance in conversation and we try to use it to ensure better communication. But what\u2019s the point of setting an attentive body pose if you\u2019re only half listening, rushing ahead to get your next comment ready or wondering if you turned the iron off?<\/p>\n
Attentive listening is a developed skill which needs constant management and maintenance. There are lots of techniques; one useful one is every now-and-again to repeat back to the other person a phrase they\u2019ve used, or to summarize a key point to check that you\u2019ve grasped it as intended.<\/p>\n
Careful listening helps you get across key messages first go, and builds the emotional capital between you and others. It require some patience!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Listening is an activity, an active skill. \u2018I really hear you\u2019 is a very powerful message. It\u2019s a great sign of respect for the other person. Relationships aren\u2019t just about authority. They\u2019re about understanding, respect, emotional capital. Many of us understand a bit about body language and its significance in conversation and we try to … Continue reading IN-YOUR-BODY LISTENING<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mathiesonmgt.com.au\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}