Effective tips for better communication
We are talking in a conversation and our ears are hearing the words and sounds coming out of the other person's mouth but are we listening to what they are saying?

Listening involves the whole person. We need to listen with our whole bodies just as someone speaks using their whole body.

Here are a few questions to get you thinking about your listening skills. Look them over and then really listen to the people who are communicating with you. You will be surprised at all of the things you hear.

1. When you are in a conversation are you really listening or are you waiting for the other person to stop talking so you can say the thing you just thought of to say while they were talking?

2. Do you allow a pause after the other person stops talking? Leave a pause and listen to what is being said in the silence.

3. Do you listen with an agenda? Judging the other person and what they are saying, or maybe thinking of ways to "Fix" it?

4. Do you listen with your head or your heart? Spend the week listening with your heart

5. What do you hear when you listen with your heart?

About the Author

BZ Riger-Hull is the emissary of personal power & possibility. A certified Success Coach, author of the best-selling book The Soul of Success; she helps Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs create Success, Balance, and Wealth on their Own Terms. Read book excerpts, subscribe to Inspirit Newsletter for tips and practical articles for strategically attracting prosperity and success http://www.in-spiros.com/bookstore.shtml