What makes a person clever, listening or speaking?

My opinion is this, You must have both because there is no point being a good listener when you cant reply as good as you can listen and vice versa

A clever person cannot be judged by whether he listens or he speaks.to me,both attributes are required.A clever person according to me should first listen to others and then speak which means he should first listen and then speak.if he is not speaking we may not come to know about his ideas and his opinion.opinion comes only after listening and hence you have to first listen which is primary and then u have to speak otherwise without speaking the ability to judge whethr one is clever is not fulfilled.so,if one is cleverr,he has first listen and then speak.

hello,joyang!it is the speaker who is more clever.simply a listener can not speak a lot.the speaker is supposed to know many things and manage his audience who are unfortunately the listeners.i can not face an audience,so i prefer to be a listener.thank you.good day.

For a person to be clever, for me i think both listening and speaking should go hand in hand. It's just that we need to listen first before we start talking what our minds wanna tell the other person. Because through listening it's like you can see the other person's point of view and you will also know what to say and when to say things at the right time during your conversation. Meanwhile, after trying to really listen, speaking will help you to be clever also cause it's the only way of letting your views get out of your mind and it lets your brain work on what things to exactly say, whether the other person approves or disapproves on things you are saying depending on how you deliver your messages to them.

According to me a listener should always keep the eyes and ears open and keep the mouth shut-by this only we can learn new things.Iam therefore a listener and not a speaker...

hey all~ I think it is a combination of both listening and speaking. As in doing the right one at the right time. Each situation calls for something different, a different response and/pr approach.....the clever part is paying attention and doing what the situation calls for! ~j

Listening and speaking doesn't make one clever... Its asking the right questions, and listening to correct things...and even then, that doesn't raise one's intelligence