Listening is a 10 Part Skill

From the article by Dr. Nichols from 1957, I can see many skills that we can use in our live when we are communicating with someone. I am very surprised that an average person listens at about 25 percent efficiency without training. To improve the listening skill, it  is very important to make sure that the listener interested in the topic that you are talking about, but even if the conversation do not start with a good topic, a smart listener should pay attention to anything that is being said, because those messages may be useful in the future. In addition, if the listener wants to ask a question, he has to respect the speaker. The listener should also think thoughtfully before they start talking, and sometimes it is better to let the speaker finish even if the topic is very ridiculous. Good listeners learn from the speaker, and can be able to develop the speaker’s idea and make comments on it. Listening is a hard work, it is important that the listeners make eye contact or facial expression to the speaker in order to let the speaker know that if the listeners understand the topic or not. If the listener distract by someone, they will have the chance to miss the main point, so we should concentrate on the topic. Therefore, as a listener, we should respect the speaker and give feedbacks afterwards.