It is about the capacity to actively pay attention to others, and it is also a way for us to feel understood by others.
And this is why active listening has become a fundamental skill. Therefore being able to focus our attention and select the information is important. In those conditions, it is impossible to remember everything. It is nowadays estimated that every individual is for instance exposed to around 5.000 ads per day. With a high density of communication channels and devices everywhere, we now spend most of our time communicating, voluntarily or not. We currently live in an environment where information inputs are omnipresent. It refers to the ability to focus completely on a speaker so you clearly get the message and can respond appropriately, improving the mutual understanding. Listening is an intentional process aimed at learningĪctive listening is a variation of listening, that goes deeper in the intention and effort of understanding. Listening is the understanding of a sound you hear For example: What kind of music do you listen to? You haven’t listened to a word I’ve said! Hearing Listen is to give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her or it.
For example: she heard a noise outside, my grandfather is getting old and can’t hear very well, you’ll have to speak up, I can’t hear you. Hear is to receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears.
As an introduction, it seems important to start with making the difference between hearing and listening, to avoid future confusions. This lesson is presented among contents on active listening.
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