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[Robert Armerding]

As you rate your own listening skills if you rate them an 8 or higher, then I invite you to subscribe to my "Listen Sharp" daily emails.
Each one is a two-minute read.
I do not charge any price for these emails.
I do not attempt to sell anything or upsell anything.
They are sent out through Constant Contact, so you can always hit the unsubscribe button.
You can send me a message with an email that you want me to use.
If you want to remain anonymous, make up an email to use.

 

[Boudica]

I was an 8. Then I subscribed to some emails about listening... after reading them for a few weeks, I'm about a 4.

 

[Signscorp]

I was an 8. Then I subscribed to some emails about listening... after reading them for a few weeks, I'm about a 4.

clearly you haven't been listening sharply enough

 

[highrolling24]

A lot of times I feel like I listen good but I cant say the same for the people I talk to, feels like I am talking to a wall. How do I get them to listen? I guess I will have to recommend them to You! But again they wont listen!!!!

 

[Robert Armerding]

A lot of times I feel like I listen good but I cant say the same for the people I talk to, feels like I am talking to a wall. How do I get them to listen? I guess I will have to recommend them to You! But again they wont listen!!!!

highrolling24 As you say, "feels like I am talking to a wall." The more you keep your listening skills sharp, the more you are able to help others keep their own listening skills sharp.

 

[Gino]

highrolling24 As you say, "feels like I am talking to a wall." The more you keep your listening skills sharp, the more you are able to help others keep their own listening skills sharp.

C'mon robert.... if highroll is listening and the others are trying to listen, who's doing the talking ?? You said earlier in a thread that you are not trying to hone discussion or communications skills. You as much said, that's up to me. So, if everyone in the room is listening..... who's talking ?? Is this the old question if a bear f@rts in the forest and no one is around to hear it, who's listening to know it ever happened ??

Teach at whatever level you can muster up, but make some frickin' sense somewhere.

I've been reading this stuff for now darn near 3 or 4 years and I haven't seen or heard jack to listen to. And yes, I did read some of your e-mails. How does reading affect your ears ?? I usually hear a high shrill buzzing or my fan running when I'm reading.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

I hear my wife in the background... going oooooon and ooooon and oooooon about her day. I pretend to listen because if I said what I really think, "please shut up I don't care about any of this." I would have a very lonely night and have a WHOLE LOT to listen her about the next day. That's real listening advise that people can use... and that was free. The next one is gonna cost yall

 

[Gino]

Wha..... ?? did you say something, dear ??

 

[Boudica]

I hear my wife in the background... going oooooon and ooooon and oooooon about her day. I pretend to listen because if I said what I really think, "please shut up I don't care about any of this." I would have a very lonely night and have a WHOLE LOT to listen her about the next day. That's real listening advise that people can use... and that was free. The next one is gonna cost yall

 

[Stacey K]

Oh boy! Yes --- I always say as long as you pretend to listen to me, I'm OK with that!

 

[Boudica]

Oh boy! Yes --- I always say as long as you pretend to listen to me, I'm OK with that!

My husband is often agreeable to what I'm saying just to get me to shut up.
Works for me... because I go ahead and do whatever it was I was talking about.
...then I laugh when he's surprised that he doesn't remember agreeing to it.

 

[Ray Miller]

Funny thing is I can interrupt my own thinking process when I was listening to my thoughts in my own head. Distraction will always play a big part in listening. Without distractions I think it's easy to listen to anything. I try to pay attention to the main thoughts and the rise and fall of certain speakers. If the speaker just drones on I'll turn off. A good listener is going to have to think deeply about what's being said and if the speaker is a poor speaker the listener will be lost. No way can you listen without interjecting questions to better understand if you are truly in sync. A good speaker will need to look at body language, eyes and information in order to keep the listeners attention. As I see it it's a two way street. I haven't looked into your morning sessions and don't really intend to, but I I do believe you have a peculiar way of telling people to listen when you aren't listening to them.

 

[DL Signs]

I've been playing drums for 60 years, all I ever hear is a phone that's constantly ringing... Will someone please answer it?

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

My husband is often agreeable to what I'm saying just to get me to shut up.

Sometimes the silence is worth whatever the cost.

 

[Boudica]

Sometimes the silence is worth whatever the cost.

You've never met Mr. Frugal - the guy I married.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Funny thing is I can interrupt my own thinking process when I was listening to my thoughts in my own head. Distraction will always play a big part in listening. Without distractions I think it's easy to listen to anything. I try to pay attention to the main thoughts and the rise and fall of certain speakers. If the speaker just drones on I'll turn off. A good listener is going to have to think deeply about what's being said and if the speaker is a poor speaker the listener will be lost. No way can you listen without interjecting questions to better understand if you are truly in sync. A good speaker will need to look at body language, eyes and information in order to keep the listeners attention. As I see it it's a two way street. I haven't looked into your morning sessions and don't really intend to, but I I do believe you have a peculiar way of telling people to listen when you aren't listening to them.

I am always thinking and get mad when people interrupt the conversation that I have going on in my head. True story

 

[Ray Miller]

Hoho, but do you answer yourself or just go on ignoring the other people in that conversation? Are you truly listening? I take it these are imaginary little people in your head.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

I don't get that "but do you answer yourself?????" thing. If I'm thinking about a question or problem and come up with an answer, isn't that answering yourself?? I'm I crazy?

 

[Gino]

Even not answering YOURself is crazy.

 

[Boudica]

Answering yourself - in your head - is appropriate. It's when you have that conversation "in your head" out loud... that's when the men with the white coat come after you.