I believe that everyone reading this understands that no matter what business you are in- Real Estate, Financial Services, Teaching, Auto Sales, or any other profession, we are all in the PEOPLE BUSINESS. It’s been said that fully 85% of your success in life is directly related to your ability to effectively work with people. So I wanted to pass on a little tip that will make all your dealings with clients or co-workers much more effective.
It is laid out extremely well in Dale Carnegie’s all time best selling book How to Read More...
How would your world change if you truly focused on listening instead of talking?
As a professional speaker and trainer, I was curious what would happen as I went through vocal chord surgery and was unable to speak AT ALL for one week or converse normally for a month. Yes, I realize the irony in MY not being able to speak, but the truth is-I loved it because there were so many great things to learn! Here are four of those lessons that are worthy to pass on to you!
1. 93% of Communication is Non-Verbal
Yes, Leah, we know this…you all taught us that at the Memory Read More...
We are starting a new tradition on the Freedom Personal Development Blog -Top 10 Tips Tuesdays! Every Tuesday we will give you the Top 10 Tips to become more effective in a particular area of your personal or professional life.
Today the tips have to do with effective communication. More specifically, how to become a better listener.
Why should I improve my listening skills?
It’s a great question. For the simple reason that a person’s listening skills are a central component to most of the activities people care about. Your ability to understand what others are trying to tell you, to grasp details about projects, to learn Read More...
Download the Effective Listening Exercise mp3
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Be interested rather than Interesting
Have you ever met a person who is an amazing storyteller? They told great jokes, they had traveled everywhere and it seemed as though they virtually knew something about everything? But, you couldn’t get a word in edgewise! Or worse, as soon as you shared a story, they had a similar story that was better than yours? The old one-upper. That person Read More...
Why should I improve my listening skills?
It’s a great question. For the simple reason that a person’s listening skills are a central component to most of the activities people care about. Your ability to understand what others are trying to tell you, to grasp details about projects, to learn information about a customer’s needs, or to understand what is going on in your family’s life all depend on your ability to effectively listen.
While most people possess the ability to hear, many have never taken the time to consciously develop the ability to listen.
Here are four golden nuggets to help you improve your listening skills:
1. Slow Read More...
