Active Listening
$35.00
In this course, you will learn what active listening is and what qualities active listeners have. You’ll also learn how to manage your body language, create a positive listening attitude, encourage conversation, build relationships, and get over listening roadblocks.
Communication skills are at the heart of everything we do each day, whether at home, at work, or at play. This course focuses on active listening, which encompasses the best of communication.
Learning Objectives:
- Define active listening and its key components.
- Identify ways to become a better listener.
- Use body language to reflect a positive listening attitude
- Understand the difference between sympathy and empathy, and when each is appropriate.
- Create a listening mindset using framing, positive intent, and focus.
- Be genuine in your communications.
- Understand the communication process.
- Ask questions, probe for information, and use paraphrasing techniques.
- Build relationships to create an authentic communication experience.
- Identify common listening problems and solutions.