Comments on: The Power of Listening http://amandalinehan.com/2008/06/19/the-power-of-listening/ The Art Of Self Awareness Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/2008/06/19/the-power-of-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Amanda Linehan Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:51:30 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=11#comment-5 Tim - Thanks for adding these points about body language and eye contact. I guess the way we sometimes interpret body language is not always the way it's intended! I will definitely keep your point about mirroring in mind. Thanks a lot! Tim – Thanks for adding these points about body language and eye contact. I guess the way we sometimes interpret body language is not always the way it’s intended! I will definitely keep your point about mirroring in mind. Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Tim Brownson http://amandalinehan.com/2008/06/19/the-power-of-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Tim Brownson Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:02:48 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=11#comment-4 Amen on the fact that people want to be heard Amanda! I'd add also like to add this about body language. Leaning away can mean listening and it can mean not listening. The key to understanding the dynamic (most of the time) is what the other person is doing. If they are mirroring or matching the other person then you're likely to get an accurate idea of whether rapport is present. Also, some types of people never make eye contact and can still be engrossed in a conversation. There can be a tendency for others to think they are ignorant when it may very well be not the case. I agree 100% with #3 great listeners demonstrate that all the time. They make the person talking feel like they are the only person in the world. Nice article. Amen on the fact that people want to be heard Amanda!

I’d add also like to add this about body language. Leaning away can mean listening and it can mean not listening. The key to understanding the dynamic (most of the time) is what the other person is doing. If they are mirroring or matching the other person then you’re likely to get an accurate idea of whether rapport is present.

Also, some types of people never make eye contact and can still be engrossed in a conversation. There can be a tendency for others to think they are ignorant when it may very well be not the case.

I agree 100% with #3 great listeners demonstrate that all the time. They make the person talking feel like they are the only person in the world.

Nice article.

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