Importance of Listening

Listening is one of the most important skill that you can have. How well you listen has a major impact on your relationship with other persons. There are many reasons to listen other people. Sometimes we listen to get information, sometimes we listen to understand what other person says, somestimes we listen for fun or we listen to learn. There are many ways of listening. One of them is active listening. In active listening, listener should give feedback what he or she hears from the speaker. The listener can give feedback by praphrasing the speech or confirm about what he or she heard.Active listening can be developed by practice. To be an active listener, signs of active listening is essential. One of them is smile. Smile can be helpful to show that the listener is paying attention to what is being said. Eye contact is also very important for active listening. Eye contact can give confidence to the speaker. Praphrasing is also very effective method for connecting with the speaker. The extent of the praphrasing can change from person to person. But in general praphrasing is very effective method for active listening. Facial expressions can also be effective. It can encourage the speaker to continue speech.