How to be a Better Listener

Radically transform your relationships by practicing this one skill.

Listening is not just hearing what the other party in the conversation has to say. Poet Alice Duer Miller said this about listening: “Listening means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us.”

We’ve all experienced conversations where the other person wasn’t truly engaged, leaving us feeling annoyed and disrespected. Active listening is the key to overcoming this and creating meaningful connections with others.