Effective Listening It is difficult to define listening, but generally it can be defined as " a receiver orientation to the communication process; since communication involves both a source and a receiver, listening consist of the roles receivers play in the communication process". Listening is a process that includes hearing, attending to, understanding, evaluating and responding to spoken messages. Our own listening habits have been developed since we were born. Such habits are so well established …showed first 75 words of 1441 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1441 total…straightened out. To listen effectively, one must be positive, active, prevent affected by blocks we mentioned earlier, paying and sustain enough attention to the speaker, able to analyze after understanding. It is not an easy skill, but it is the most fundamental and powerful skill we need. When someone is willing to stop talking or thinking and begin truly listening to others, all of their interactions become easier, and communication problems are all but eliminated.