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    Listening: The Forgotten Skill: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition
    Listening: The Forgotten Skill: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition
    Listening: The Forgotten Skill: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition
    Audiobook6 hours

    Listening: The Forgotten Skill: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition

    Written by Madelyn Burley-Allen

    Narrated by Madelyn Burley-Allen

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    About this audiobook

    Here's a proven program for turning effective listening into a powerful business tool.
    Managers and other employees spend more than 40 percent of their time listening to other people but often do it so poorly that the result is misunderstood instructions, misdirected projects, and erroneous actions: millions of dollars' worth of mistakes just because most people don't know how to listen. In this new edition of her classic guide to the art of effective listening, Madelyn Burley-Allen shows you how to acquire active, productive listening skills and put them to work for you professionally, socially, and personally. With her time-tested techniques, you'll learn how to:
    Eliminate distractions and improve your concentration on what is being said
    Locate key words, phrases, and ideas while listening
    Cut through your own listening biases
    Interpret body language clues
    Ask constructive, non-threatening questions that elicit real information
    Get others to listen to you
    Master a whole range of listening skills that you can use on the job and in your personal life
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateAug 8, 2011
    ISBN9781596599383
    Listening: The Forgotten Skill: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition

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      Real helpful. Especially the appendix which felt interactive. Helped me look at family communication I forgot about but has been interrupting my ability to be an effective listener.