Improve your listening skill - one of the ability to encode information understandably

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Listening is one of the ability to encode information understandably.

Hearing is the ability to receive information audibly without understanding.

Often times you hear when you are spoken to, but didn't actually listen to the content. Hearing doesn't mean you understood. Listening gives you understanding. Please note the difference today to avoid flaws in conversation.

Few people read without understanding the contents in and yet pass comments that reveal they couldn't catch on the message submitted.

They read from beginning and skip the middle and conclude the message was either good or bad. And such people are so sure they got the content right, thus wrong approach to absorbing real content.

Listening, often time people walk into conversations of others and interrupt with what are you discussing? They are known to be conversation intruders.

A good listener need not interrupt the conversation, but as you keep listening to the dialogue you can really have a better layout of what is as stake and can then voluntarily join the conversation through effective listening.

Men have complained that often times they try to share their issues of life to their spouses to just listen without comments. Honestly at times they don't need advice or counseling just listen and say nothing or conclude "it’s well babe."


But African women immediately start with a dose of advises here and there. Most of them confess it is a put off, thus why they don't share their issues at home to some spouses.

Women must know the built up of men. Their own mothers are always advising them on what to do. The men claim they often have the answers but only want to create conversation but often time bad listening spouses mar the sitting chat up.

Today, I urge someone to try listening instead of hearing. Be easy to talk to and fun to be with in terms of conversation.

Don't be headmistresses in all matters or your relationships. If someone needs your opinion or advise he will let you know. There are times that all you should choose to say is “really! or I see" and that makes you a better listener or effective listener.