ul someone must listen. It would be nice that when you have something to say someone would listen but do to peoples personalities this can not always be counted on. One of the best ways to get people to listen to you is to be a good listener yourself. If two people meet each other and both have something to say one of those people must there thoughts aside for the moment and allow the other to speak. If you are patient and allow that person to complete what they have to say, and you then show them that you listened and understood what they said. That person will be much more likely to listen to what you have to say and give you an opportunity to speak. Always let people finish what they have to say. We often become almost overwhelmed with what we want to say and quit listening to what the other person wants to say. We are only concerned with how we are going to get our point across and not what the person who is talking is trying to say. Another example of a time when we should listen is when someone has made a slip of the tongue. We all make slip-ups in conversation. Does a situation like this sound familiar?"Last year we sold over two thousand pairs of that style of Rollerblades at Christmas time alone.""You mean two hundred.""What?""Two hundred you said two thousand it is two hundred.""Yeah, I know two hundred. What is your point?"You said two thousand I was just correcting you""Ok, two hundred, now what was I talking about?"In this example the speaker has lost his train of thought and has felt like he was scrutinized unfairly. He knew what he was trying to say and so does the person that has corrected him. The speaker may recover from the comments but may have ruined his effectiveness. It is obvious patience combined with comments and practice can help you communicate more effectively. One of the most effective and active forms of listening is paraphrasing, the act of restating what someone else has said to show understa...
