It takes a great man to be a good listener. Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.Įverything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. Generative listening is the art of developing deeper silences in yourself, so you can slow our mind's hearing to your ears' natural speed, and hear beneath the words to their meaning. Ears operate at the speed of sound, which is far slower than the speed of light the eyes take in. You listen not only for what someone knows, but for what he or she is. You listen not only to the 'music,' but to the essence of the person speaking. To listen fully means to pay close attention to what is being said beneath the words. And although our experiences, knowledge and attitudes differ, we often misinterpret each other's messages while under the illusion that a common understanding has been achieved. John BryanĮffective listeners remember that "words have no meaning - people have meaning." The assignment of meaning to a term is an internal process meaning comes from inside us. Because if you say to someone, 'That's the silliest thing I've ever heard get on out of here!'-then you'll never get anything out of that person again, and you might as well have a puppet on a string or a robot. You have to be willing sometimes to listen to some remarkable bad opinions. The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. I listen to them and they go away delighted. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities. The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Lenin could listen so intently that he exhausted the speaker. The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people. Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. We hope these inspirational quotes remind you how to be a good listener. Most people in that people do not listen effectively and more often only Listening is an art form that is underdeveloped in Perk up your ears and start to pay attention to what is being saidĪround you and to you. Since 1994, I have provided facilitation and consulting services to a variety of non-profit, corporate, and government organizations.Here are great inspirational quotes on listening that will be sure to make you I am the principal facilitator/consultant of the company and I have over thirty years of experience with municipal community services, non-profit organizations, community development, and culture and recreation delivery.
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