Active Learning

Active Listening is not social work. How often do we listen carefully to others? By not listening carefully, we will be making assumptions that others think exactly like we do. Sometimes we tend to interpret things differently. It works like this, to me a `yes' may mean `maybe' but `no' means `never'. But to my friends it may mean differently as my friends view things from a different perspective.

Active listeners give you a sense of being heard. Being properly heard allows you to come to terms with whatever is bothering you and move on, builidng confidence and self esteeem. Hearing and listening is different as hearing may not be taking the issue to heart. Being a good listener encompasses more in that it put you in a powerful position. Active listeners do not judge or form opinions about someone. They just listen to the other person's point of view and make them feel that what they have to say is worth listening. Active listeners are the ones who lend their ears to others. In the nutshell, active listening is a structured way of listening and focusing attention on the speaker.

Something for sharing.