Do You Actually Listen When Others Talk?

I have always prided myself on being a good listener. My job is mainly about listening to people. With my friends, I often am the one listening. It is nice to be there for people and if you actually listen you can be a help because you can give tips and advice that are relevant and useful to the person who needs you most at the moment.

Well i try lo listen to them, though sometimes im on my mind thinking about anythings, and some weird times i do both(i feel weird when i do that dunno why).

I really try to listen to what a person is saying to me. Sometimes (if I am tired or the conversation is really boring) I let my thoughts stray. But I think that it is common manners to give someone your attention when they are trying to communicate something to you.

Hi artisty, glad to see you are back. Whilst in conversation locally it can get a bit confusing, I start off listening intensly to what someone is saying as I want to understand it, but then they might slip in a word I don't know or can't place, so I start frantically thinking what that could be, which then means I tend to lose track of some of the rest of it. Luckily my friends who know me recognise this sign and backtrack and try and put the not understood bit another way, so that I can understand. But I'm generally far to busy trying to understand it all rather than having time to think about what I want to say back. Then when I do reply I'm correcting my tenses and verb ends as I go along, but they usually wave that off as a given that it is of no consequence to them.

I always listen what people are saying.. whether they are right or not we should at least give them time to finish that is manners... Everyone had to get a chance right..?

As for me ,it is actually yes.Almost every time I would liten to others.But when what others are talking about don't atrract me ,I would not thing what they are saying.em,I like to isten others talking becauce I am not a very good speaker,I talk little.So when others talk to me ,I always listen to them carefully.I want to be a goog listener.

hi artistry I used to be a lot like that with thinking of what I was going to say to the point where my son "You never listen to me" and then I made it a point to really listen,to be there for him, now that I am elderly I do tend to really listen to the other person so that I can give intelligent answers back if needed. I have noticed too that some people in the clerk line specially at help or return windows do not really listen to you They will come up with questions that show they did not hear a word you said. It happens sometimes on the phone with my bank,I was trying to get through to this dame that I had just deposited a one hundred dollar bill and got credited instead for ten dollars.after my involved complaint she paused then asked do you want to fill out a complaint sheet to our bank,uh duh? I said,what do you think I have been talking about for almost thirty minutes, I deposit one hundred dollars and get credit fot ten dollars.yes if that is what it takes so we go throught this lengthy rigamarole and finally she is satisfied and tells me oh so smugly,it will take up to three weeks to resolve this. we will notify you. ughr and grrrrrrr.But in a month my account showed a new credit for ninety dollars, but why did it take so long?

I believe that to b.e a good person and to have a good behaviour should be a good listener. Sometimes We wont like those who are not listening our talk, so am always try to be a good listener..

i try to listen but i have a very wandering mind,i can't help losing track of what's being said

I usually listen to others when they are talking to me. I sometimes though do have thoughts running threw my head while I am listening to a person and then have to ask them what was the last of that I did not hear you. I am embarrass when I have to have them repeat themselves. I think most of us usually do listen to someone when they are speaking to us but our minds do wander once in awhile.

well on this discussion i should say that i always listen when others talk. i like to listen to others. and i think it is a kind of respect. even there are three or four in a group, i would listen carefully what he/she is saying about. and my friend also listen to me when i am talking. you see that is the respect to each other.

when someone is talking about an interesting story, i really do listen and then i think afterwards. but if the topic is getting boring and/or a little longer than necessary my mind tends to wander and then i get totally lost (sorry!). if the topic requires an in-depth thinking...well i try my best to think while listening :D

Yes, I do listen when others are talking. Through listening, you can get some ideas which you haven't heard. There's a lot of things you will know if you are really listening. As a teacher, I don't like to see anybody in my class who's always talking while I'm discussing with my lessons. Yeah, it makes me mad. Time is consuming and there is in need to pay attention with discussions My parents don't want us to become an undisciplined persons. They're very strict with the rules. You must pay attention for them in order not to be punished. There's nothing wrong in listening others... Just wait for your turn. ok?

I listen to probably about 90% of people who are talking to me 100% of the time. But, some people lie so much to your face that it is hard to actually listen to the entire conversation. Also some people need to learn to think about the other person they are talking to and just cut their side of the conversation to a reasonable length. But, for the most part I listen 100% : )

I had had good listening skills, I know. But these days I am too anxious to do anything right. Though I do listen to others very carefully, my attention period is quite shortened... after that I get so impatient! But still they never notice it so I may say I put my best

I like to think that I really listen at least 90% of the time. I do have times when the person simply rambles on and on and my mind wanders. In times like that I try to remain patient and attentive, but it is nearly impossible when they are repeating themselves. The bad thing is that I don't think about what I want to say, I think about other things, like what I need to get done next in my day. For example, I may be listening to a person ramble on and on, but I know that Ihave to pick my kids up from school, so I am not listening, I am thinking about picking them up and continuing my day.

Yes, I'm listening when people speak. But, I think if people too much talking I cannot speak. Sometimes, I filter out some words that might upset and does not really matter. If my brain is crashing then maybe I did not listening, and find a place to relax.

It is a temptation to start thinking what to answer before the other person finishes. But I have discovered that when I do that , many times I don´t get the real meaning of what the other person was ptalking about and my answer is very poor. So now I know that if I want to say what I think and stick to the subject, I MUST listen to the very end. I want to add that I leart that with age and experience. It´s not easy. Happy posting!

Yes. I always try to listen when somebody talk to me. But at the same time, my mind will process his message and thinking how to feedback to him. If he keeps talking for more than few minutes, my mind will stray. Can't help... ;)