Answer:
Listening skills are extremely important. For meaningful and fruitful interactions, conversations and communications, it always pays to be a good listener. Here are some of the key reasons for ‘listening’ being so important:….
“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.” ~ Bernard M. Baruch
“Did you hear what I say?”
“Yeah”
“What did I say?”
“Can you say it again…I wasn’t listening..”
Ask any parent or school teacher, it takes lots of effort to get your point across, or get some-one’s undivided attention. The fact is, listening skill is not that simple, or natural. Our mind always tends to wander off. It takes a conscious effort to be a good listener. Now, we all know some good talkers in our families and friends who always have something to say. However, good talkers are not always good communicators. In fact, listening is equally, if not more, important for effective communications.
