0Importance of Listening Skills in Personality Development
Listening skill is an exceptional skill and available with very few peoples. Many people are great presenters, but very few are good listeners. Without good listening skill, one can not become a successful person in his or her life. Listening skill build rapport very fast. Rapport building is essential for everyone during interpersonal communication. Whether you are a leader, manager, counsellor, trainer, mentor, teacher, therapist, coach, consultant, it does not matter who you are; rapport building is a prime requirement for everyone. With good listening skill, we can build rapport very fast. If we are listening to someone means we are respecting him or her. We have empathy about another person. Without good listening skill, how can Doctor make a diagnosis? How can a manager execute his project and take the right decision at the right time without listening skill? How can the teacher understand her students without listening, students?
Listening has many purposes. Depending on it types are given below.
Types of listening
- Active listening
- Passive listening
- Selective listening
- Reflective listening
- Informative listening
- Critical listening
- Responsive listening
- Intensive listening
- Extensive listening
- Therapeutic or empathetic listening
- Discriminative listening
- Comprehensive listening
- Appreciative listening
- Relational listening
