Our GOAL: We want to
radically change the way you
THINK ABOUT listening.
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▸TIME: Teams lose the equivalent of nearly an entire workday (7.47 hours)
each week to poor communication
▸REVENUE: US companies with 500 full-time employees lose $6.25M
every year due to poor communication.
▸PERFORMANCE: 85% of employees and executives cite lack of
collaboration and ineffective communication for workplace failures.
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70-80% of our workday is spent communicating
45-55% of that time, is devoted to listening
How we communicate dramatically
affects how we get work done.
Listening is ½ of the equation.
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We all Listen DIFFERENTLY
▸We hear with our ears and
Listen with our brain
▸No two brains are alike
▸We all process information
differently with unique filters
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The Four ways we Listen:
CONNECTIVE
LISTENING
REFLECTIVE
LISTENING
ANALYTICAL
LISTENING
CONCEPTUAL
LISTENING
LISTENING IS A HABIT
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CONNECTIVE
LISTENING
FOCUSES on what the
interaction means for others
FILTERS through interests
in other people, groups,
processes, and audiences
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REFLECTIVE
LISTENING
FOCUSES on what the
interaction means for them
FILTERS what is heard
through one’s own
experiences, interests
and purposes
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ANALYTICAL
LISTENING
FOCUSES on what the
interaction means to an issue
or objective situation
FILTERS what is heard
through interest in results
and facts
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CONCEPTUAL
LISTENING
FOCUSES on the big
picture and ideas, often
abstract
FILTERS what is heard
through an interest in
concepts and possibilities
What gets in the way of our BEST listening?
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▸What you think about
▸What you care about
▸What you already know about
We misunderstand important
information
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▸We talk at approximately 150-175 words
per minute.
▸We listen at approximately 500-600 words
per minute.
What we do with our excess processing
power gets us into trouble!
We talk and listen at different
speeds.
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It’s all connected…
▸
Listening
ThinkingSpeaking
BRAIN
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Listening Intelligence is your ability
to:
Understand your
own listening
preferences
Recognize the
listening preferences
of others
Adapt to
circumstances
and people in real time