How good a listener are...
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Object:
How good a listener are you?
* Since you think about four times faster than a person usually talks, do you use this time to think about other things while you're keeping track of the conversation?
* Do you listen primarily for facts rather than ideas when someone is speaking?
* Do you avoid listening to things you feel will be too difficult to understand?
* Can you tell from a person's appearance and delivery that there won't be anything worthwhile said?
* When someone is talking to you do you appear to be paying attention when you're not?
* Do certain words and phrases prejudice you so you cannot listen objectively?
* When listening are you distracted by outside sights and sounds?
(from Leadership, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 99)
* Since you think about four times faster than a person usually talks, do you use this time to think about other things while you're keeping track of the conversation?
* Do you listen primarily for facts rather than ideas when someone is speaking?
* Do you avoid listening to things you feel will be too difficult to understand?
* Can you tell from a person's appearance and delivery that there won't be anything worthwhile said?
* When someone is talking to you do you appear to be paying attention when you're not?
* Do certain words and phrases prejudice you so you cannot listen objectively?
* When listening are you distracted by outside sights and sounds?
(from Leadership, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 99)
