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Why is effective listening so important?

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Why is effective listening so important?

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Stuart R. Levine and Michael A. Crom, co-authors of The Leader In You, How To Win Friends, Influence People and Succeed In A Changing World, underscore the importance of effective listening in this simple explanation: “There are two very good reason to listen to other people. You learn things that way, and people respond to those who listen.” It feels good to learn something, to grow. It also feels good to be heard. Unfortunately, the temptation to “talk first” and “listen second” can be overwhelming. We all deserve the chance to be the teacher as well as the student I think back to interactions I’ve had with people who try to “hog” a conversation and believe they really didn’t come to the conversation to get my opinion in the first place, more so, to just hear themselves. This all seemed evident in that they would not let me get a “word in edgewise,” as the familiar saying goes. By intentionally not letting someone have a turn in conversation , it shows the same lack of respect as “bu

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