Do you hear or listen? One thing that frustrates me is how news anchors or sportscasters continuously speak over someone. It happens even when the person speaking over the other is getting an answer to the very question they just asked.
Listening is NOT a competitive sport.” – Anonymous
Source: Forbes, October 29, 2019. Link.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen Covey
INSIGHTS: AHD contributor Pat Malone routinely coaches us to “get out of our own way.” This especially applies to listening. Malone says what is said may only be a tip-of-the-iceberg statement, not the real issue or opinion. When we really listen, we can sense when there’s more to discover; “Okay, so X, Y, Z is an issue. WHAT ELSE?”