Nobody can’t make things happen until they can make others understand what they want to do and why. Yes, communicate well with people shortens the gap between where you are and where you want to be in today’s life.

But remember, communication is more than just talk.

Listening is as important to communication as speaking. So today, I’m going to share how to become a better listener. Here are the most important techniques:

• Show interest. (“Really …” “Then what you did ….”)
• Encourage the speaker to develop competence and motivation to solve the problem independently. (“I can feel it, when I have faced it I did ….”)
• Listen to clarify. (“Do you mean …?” “Is this the problem?”)
• Listen to be neutral. (“I see.” “Uh-huh.” “That’s interesting.”)
• Listen to bring discussion into focus. (“These are the ideas you have mentioned …” “Your priorities are …”
• Cultivate the ability to be silent when silence is need. Even a fish can get out of problem if he shuts up his mouth.
• Stick to the point. Often people who feel they are expert in a particular field talk too much. Let your ideas seek the words—never the reverse.

Listening is also a skill. That’s why, there are several things a good listener should NOT do:

• Don’t pass judgment too quickly or in anticipation of what the speaker has to say.
• Don’t give advice unless it is requested (most of the time, people share their problem just for the empathy, not to get the solution).
• Don’t jump on conclusion.

Listening is a key to knowing and understanding. The trouble with people who talk too much is that they often say things they haven’t thought of yet.

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