Are You An Active Or Passive Listener?
Are You An Active Or Passive Listener?
Take this quiz to find out if you are as good a listener as you are a speaker.
Take this quiz to find out if you are as good a listener as you are a speaker.
When listening to someone, are you giving them your full attention?
When listening to someone, do you also speak?
When speaking to someone, do you stick to the topic at hand?
Active Listener
Active Listener
Rather than allowing others to hear you talk about yourself, you actively show an interests in what they enjoy. You give feedback and make others feel like they matter.
Curiosity of others can serve to make us appear friendly, because our focus is on them and their interests.
Passive Listener
Passive Listener
You are hearing the words that are coming out of people's mouths but you are not making sense of what you hear.
Active listening requires your full attention and the ability to understand the communication from the other person's perspective.
Remember, active listening involves your undivided attention, eye contact, and affirmative head nods or gestures. Ask questions and participate in the conversation.