10 Listening Tips

Video Series

This series of videos were produced in 2017 and contain invaluable tips on how to listen. They are in English with subtitles.

As an International Day of Listening global activity you can participate in, we opened what YouTube calls “contributions” for you to enter directly your translation.

This will be a generous and tremendous addition you could do in helping people all over the world to understand and apply these Ten Listening Tips.

Tip #1

How to Consciously Choose to Listen More and Listen Better
by Sheila C. Bentley, P.h.D.

Tip #2

How to Prepare to Listen
by Jean Francois Mathieu

Tip #3

How to be an Open-minded Listener
by Debra Worthington

Tip #4

Let the Speaker Finish Before You Respond
by Michael Z. Murphy and Molly Elizabeth Murphy

Tip #5

Listen to Understand Before You Respond
by Laura Janusik

Tip #6

Look for Verbal and Nonverbal Cues from the Speaker
by Graham Bodie

Tip #7

Listen for the Emotion Behind the Words
by Avi Kluger

Tip #8a

Be Aware of Cultural and Age Differences, as People May have Different Expectations
by Kathy O’Brien (from Singapore)

Tip #8b

Be Aware of Cultural and Age Differences, as People May have Different Expectations
by Anita Dorczak (from Canada)

Tip #9

Reflect Back What You’ve Heard if that Seems Appropriate
by Sandra Bodin Lerner

Tip #10

Respond in a Way that Shows that You have Listened and Follow Up with Future Actions to Show that You Listened.
by CP Moreau