Posts Tagged ‘listening’
Patience
- Posted on 06/06/2011 by Nick
Good listeners are patient. They have the ability to keep their thoughts from wandering off, running to other questions during conversation. They take time to listen to what people mean not just what they say. They watch body language. They look at people in the eye. Insights don’t come punctually. But they don’t come any [...]
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