Are you a good listener?

A good listener - this is the first lesson that long time ago I read from a book which teach people how to have themselves looking nice on others'eyes. Of course I have done so and keep doing this. A good listener can win over the partner's respect and in contrast he will treat the same you did to him.

mmm i think im good. I am not study well during my exams but i scored good marks by my listening on the class room

I think I am "a little" of a good listener. Maybe I owe that to the College of Nursing. With the course that I have just graduated, listening is very crucial. There is a need to be precise, concise and exact in terms of dealing with patients and if one thing is missing, it'll become a big threat to the lives of my patients. Assisting an operation needs a listening skill because surgeons sometimes get tired of saying the instrument they wanted, out loud, so they whisper. Listening there is important. Moreso, with relieving a duty. The situation of a patient that you are receiving is being explained to you, thus, listening is another vital element. As I went along with my everyday life, doing away with nursing since I've already graduated, I can say that I'm a good listened already. Great in overhearing issues, I should say!:)

Yes I think I am. I show my full respect to every person that speaks and needs attention. I don't care if they don't listen to me. As long as I'm not being rude. That's fine with me.

I believe I am a good listener.Why I say so?The reason is others say so.I'm always a listener in front of my friends when they are happy or sad.But unluckily I haven't found a good listener to share my happy and sad. Nealy all my friends say that you are so kind to listen my complains(usually it's complain) and give so good suggestion. I think I could be considered as a better psychologist. I just listen their complain completly and then analyse their problem.The key point is you mustn't sharpen the problem.Otherwise the problem will be more terrible.

I try to be a good listener. Sometimes my friends just get into too much detail and I start to get lost and lose any visuals I have. But I tend to tell too much detail myself. I have one friend who calls me often and gets into her conversation and I give feedback. Then when her conversation is over and I start to talk, she starts yelling at her dog or her kids and hears nothing that I say. Then later will ask questions about what I already told her but she didn't bother to listen. Funny how her dogs or kids didn't need yelling at when she was talking!

yes i think i am a good listener, there are times that when i was really interest i really listen carefully to what the person is talking and i ask question.

I am good listner but if somone thinks that everytime a person will give him good attention than it is not possible. with out showing attention a people can attent while listening. A good listner mean is that who give the proper attention to speaker.

If i'm interested with what the person is saying and if i'm not doing anything, yeah, sure, i listen carefully. I ask questions if there is something that i don't understand. I agree with you. I also don't like it when i'm talking to someone and he seems to be occupied by something else, like texting on his mobile phone or writing something. When they started doing that, i stop talking. I think it is rude. So i make it a point to pay attention to someone.

Yes, I think I am a good listener that is why I am in this profession. I know that not many people have developed their listening skill and this can cause a lot of problems. Many of our problems now spring from not paying attention to what others say. It can indeed be irritating to be telling or talking to someone and not receive any response. It is an insult as well not to listen to someone who is talking to you.

I try to be a good listener and ask questions, or make meaningful comments to show that I am truly listening. However...sometimes the person talking says something that causes my mind to wander and then I lose the whole conversation. When I snap back, it's sometimes difficult to catch up with what they are talking about!

I'm not a good speaker so probably a good listener. I will listen to people's problems and ask questions to clarify my doubts (if any). I do provide suggestions or solutions to their problems if I'm able to.

yeah I am an excellent listener..I can say that with confidence..I listen to people with full attention thats why to those people I talk to can't get over me even if I want to..sadly:(.....hehehe

I'm a good listener if what they say interests me or it's something urgent. It' kinda rude to do something while the other person is saying something because you might not get the meaning of what he/she says. Being a good listener requires patience. Even if what they say is boring you need to still listen.

People have told me I am a good listener, my husband too. I don't mind sitting and listening to what people have to say, sometimes I do ask questions, a lot of the time its just a venting session and I'm there for them to "let it all out". I pay attention, nod, smile, give them encouragement if they need it too.

I'm an extremely good listener. I have a lot of respect for whoever is talking to me because those who express their real problems to me are my true friends. If they are not my friend then usually I don't listen to them. But then again, they wouldn't be talking to me in the first place if I am not their friend. Anyway, as I was saying, yes I do drop what I am doing and look at who is talking right in the eye and definitely let them know that I'm interested in what they have to say. I give my input and nod my head to show that I am listening. Then depending on what they're saying to me, if they're asking me a question, I'd answer them as seriously as I could. If they're asking me for my advice, I'd first think about it then basically tell them what I would personally do. This way, there's a sense of trust and they also think that you are a good listener because you actually take your time to emphathize with them. I think it is quite rude to end up typing on here or looking at the tv while someone else is talking to you. You should really get rid of that habit because I think that real life relationships are so much more important than anything shown on tv or any topic that you must respond to here.

Hmmm sometimes. It depends on whether they are a cose friend or relative and i should be listening to them in order to give them advice, in which case i listen carefully (if i don't like the person much i'd not lsiten too carefully and try to dish out advice quickly to get rid of them!), or whether what the person was saying actually interested me. If it did, i'd pay more attention, if not, i may not even realise they are speaking to me, lol!

I'd like to think I am. But, I'm bad about doing other things while someone is talking to me. I'm really listening but I don't think I give the impression I am. I have to work on that.

You know I was wandering this week about that... I used to be a great listener, I still am, but nowadays my daily routine drives me to listen so much others complains that when I really should listen to the people I really like and care, I´m so passed out that I don´t give them the proper attention. I caught myself not listening wile at home or with my family and friends... I agree with you that we should care about our perception of what others are saying to us instead of just hearing what they are talking, we would be much better by acting like this! Keep up with your great abillity of listenning people for that´s what makes the difference... that´s what makes you better!!

I am quite a good listenner. I give nice advices and what not. :]