Interpersonally Competent Listen Really Well

Today is Friday, so this post is on interpersonal competence.

Interpersonally competent people:

• Know themselves
• Build strong relationships with the people in their lives
• Find ways to resolve conflict productively. 

Listening is an important key to interpersonal competence.  The folks at www.justsell.com recently released the results of a study they did on the characteristics of a good listener.  Almost half of the 2,000 respondents said the key to good listening is "giving complete and focused attention to the discussion."

According to the study, the top five keys to good listening are:

1. Give your complete and focused attention
2. Talk less
3. Be approachable and receptive
4. Maintain appropriate body language
5. Work hard to understand the message

The study was sponsored by WebEx.  You can visit www.talklesslistenmore.com to quiz yourself on your listening skills, pick up actionable tips on improving your listening in all the different roles of your life and download a no cost listening guide for offline reference. 

Log on to www.talklesslistenmore.com there is some great common sense advice on listening there.

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Bud

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