Prefer to be a listener or a speaker?

I'd prefer to be a listener. I'm not a good speaker and i have fear of standing in front of a crowd and don't really have the guts to speak in front of many people. I know it's hard to be a speaker because not everyone is interested in listening to you and with all the eyes staring at you and waiting for every wrong words that you are gonna say. So i'd rather be a listener.. im good at it anyways eheh!

Of course it depends on the situation if you were assign to speak then we must speak. But most of the time it is really nice to be a listener wherein you could get great ideas from the speaker. I am not the type of person who likes to speak in front of many people but just in classroom when reporting.

I prefer to be a listener. You can't speak without first listening. Should you speak without listening, then people will learn not to listen to you.

I prefer to be a listener because that i believe is the secret to making new friends easily. I prefer to listen than to speak most of the time. But when there is no choice then i speak. Considering debates and all such stuff then i participate and there is only one of the few times i speak out loudly. Otherwise i wouldn't even care to speak much. I feel good when someone else talks and i have to listen to them. However this DOES NOT include class teachers and professors and principals who are so free all the time that they keep on lecturing the students about each and every single thing going on around. Cheers!

Hi , :). I really want to be a speaker but i don't talk much talk fast , and i don't have any funny story to tell my friend. So i choose to be a listener. Maybe it isn't so bad to be a listener, i listen to my friend, and they ask me my advice, i give them mine , they thank me . I'm happy because i help them a lot of thing

Guys really i really prefer to be a listener this is why you can listen and not talk about your self or others. if you are a speaker and say something wrong people might think bad things about you but if you listen you dont get bad things about you unless the person is talking about you and you might get something out of listening too.

I prefer to be a listener most of the time. However, with the demands from my work, I am forced to become the speaker in most situations. That's why if I get the chance to simply listen to other people, I savor that moment.

Don't you know that our God gives us two ears and one mouth? It shows that we have to be a good listener first before becoming a good speaker.

I prefer to be a listener. That only because I am not as talktive enough.

I like to do both. I'm never really satisfied with talking to someone if I can't listen and speak during a conversation. I think it's a matter of respect to be willing to both listen and respond to the person you are talking to. It also makes the conversation more enjoyable.

Hi Friends, In my perspective its better to listen and then speak. If we all start talking without listening to any body. Think how horrible the environment is going to be. So its nice to listen the topic which you are going to speak. And then speak in such a way that people will listen to you. A good listener is far more preferred to a good speaker

Depending on with whom i talk,if i talk with you i would prefer to be a listener.

This is an interesting question since you really need to do both to effectively communicate. I look at communication as being similar to 2-way radio transmissions. One party needs to speak, the other needs to listen, however, as the speaker you want to know your message was received, so listening for confirmation (waiting for the other person to speak) is important. This is how interpersonal communication should actually work, but rarely does. Mostly because I think we have people who think it is their job to just listen, and others who think it is just their job to speak. So I guess my answer is I don't have a preference. I think you need to do both to effectively communicate with others.

I guess it depends on the person/s I'm talking to. Usually I prefer to be both. I find that it is better that way if you want to have an open and trusting relationship/friendship with someone. While you have the chance to talk and share things about yourself, about your life, it's always good to listen to others as well, so you'd have a chance to get to know them, too :)