A Good Speech & A Good Listener

A good speech:

• is well remembered, even after one year.
• is to the point and not confusing.
• is personal and the audience can relate to the speech.
• makes the audience want to hear more.

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We all love to hear a good speech. We all love to talk.

We learn how to do public speaking, but are we good communicators? Do we know how to relate to others and hold a conversation?

The art of LISTENING.

How well do we listen to others?

I am guilty of the fact that I am a poor listerner. I have unconciously, along the years, obtained the habit of hearing but not listening. My eyes dart from right to left, distracted by the surroundings when someone is talking to me,.

I have to conciously make the effort to pull back my sight and focus on the person talking - and I wonder when will I ever be able to concentrate and focus.

What about you? Do you hear or do you listen?

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Charlotte Goh