35 articles on "listening"

Audio System Design Fundamentals Speaker Placement

Speaker placement can dramatically impact your listening experience. Poor placement can leave sounds muddy, and the bass can become so amplified that it overwhelms everything else. On the other hand, well-placed speakers can transport you to the perf...

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Your Ears The Best Gift of All In Three Steps

"Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand."Sue Patton ThoeleYOUR DE-TALK CENTERHere is an excellent and effective way to im...

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Effective Communitcation Skills For The Job Interview

Your communication skills are one of the areas that an employer is looking at on the job interview. Many people will go into a job interview and say to the employer, “I have excellent communication skills.” But, if your interview suggests otherw...

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Enroll in Car College

Enroll in Car College by: Rachelle Disbennett-Lee One of the most overlooked opportunities for learning and personal growth is the time we spend in our cars. There really isn't much we can do safely in our car but drive. I know I see people...

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Listen Up and Improve your Writing

Are you a good listener? Almost everyone will answer this question affirmatively. However, listening is not the same as hearing; it requires concentration, effort and practice. To be an effective listener, you must be an active participant of communi...

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Bite Your Tongue! 10 Ways to Be an Effective Listener

Bite Your Tongue! 10 Ways to Be an Effective Listener by: Joy Fisher-Sykes Have you ever spoken to someone and then felt the need to say, “Did you hear what I just said?” Why did you feel the need to ask? Probably because the listener didn...

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SPEAKING FROM THE HEART

SPEAKING FROM THE HEART(©Lee Wise 2002)I'm sitting in chapel listening to an older man speak.He's a seasoned pastor. The kind you would like tobe by your bedside shortly after the doctor has informed you that your time on earth is limi...

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How To Practice Piano Effectively

Have you ever felt as if your piano playing has become stagnant and is not improving no matter how much you practice? The answer may not be the amount of time you put in, nor the amount of piano music sheet your use to practice, but rather the strate...

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Turn Your Difficult Business Conversations into Productive Problem-Solving

How many times do you walk away from aconversation wondering whether you’ve gotten yourpoint across, been understood, resolved the issueor reached an agreement that will result in theoutcomes you want and. through the conversation,enriched the rela...

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The Power of Listening&

Listening is one of the most under utilized tools available to us today. We often think we are listening but if we truly checked in we would see that we are only partially present. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being fully present and 0 being tuned out, how...

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