Most underrated Communication skill : Listening skills

Most people listen to reply . Instead of listening to understand what anyone has to say. Are you one of them ? Read the article below and find out.!

Now a days, most of the work is done by discussing everything with all the people. So to become a part of .a healthy group discussion one has to have good listening skills. As you should know when is the right time to state your point so that people don't feel that you are interupting them , and that is the reason you need good listening skills.

We don't pay much of our attention to our listening skills as much as we pay attention to our other communication skills. That is the reason where most of the people lag behind those with proper knowledge of these skills.We don't pay much attention to it because , our other skill for example speaking skills can be tested on the basis of the confidence we have during the speech , our gestures , etc., But we know that if we are not actually listening to someone the only person who knows the truth is we ourselves.

      Today, teams do much of the work inside organizations. Teams may operate inside a single area of a company, such as sales or finance. They may also comprise several different areas or functions. 

People who run organizations realize that to createand sell a new product, they need input from employees with many types of expertise. In the past, these individuals might have worked on their own in different parts of the company. Now they are all brought together on teams. 

There somethings that people should know if they want to become a good listener . They must be willing to listen and learn from each other—this is the point of meetings. If workers are not cooperating as a team, nothing can be accomplished. Here are . Things to avoid during any meeting as a team member:



1.Don’t interrupt:-
What this actually means is if you are having discussion or even if someone is telling you about something , you should let them complete their point and then state your views on it. Or else it can be wrongly interpreted by the speaker.



2. Don’t jump to conclusions:-
Since we can process information much faster than someone speaks, it’s easy to stop paying attention to the speaker and begin thinking about something else.



3.Don’t judge the messenger:- 
Someone on the basis of their appearance or their age or their accents like ohh this person is thrice my age how is he going to understand my situation and then not listen a word that person has to say..,emotional generalization that can prevent effective listening. 



4. Don’t be self-centered:-
Good listeners have the ability to empathize with a speaker. They try to read the speaker’s body language. Perhaps the speaker has a pained expression or looks tense. Any of these clues may indicate that he or she is nervous. A halting style of speech or emotional tone of voice may also indicate that the individual is upset.



5. Don’t tune out:- 
Many of us have habbit of tunning out in middle of a conversation , when we think that most of the important things are already been said , this is where we make a mistake when we think important things are already said some things that are discussed later may be they don't have any importance now but they can be useful later and you would know about it , ..if and only if you actually pay attention to every detail of the conversation.



Just remember this , The most effective teams allow every member to contribute during meetings.Listening to everyone’s ideas and opinionsis critical.