1. Pay attention to what the speaker talks about

Your ears hear the words uttered by the speaker but you wander idly in mind, not catching up with the speaker’s ideas. Then you miss the essence of the speech and do no derive positive outputs out of his speech.

  1. Empathize with the speaker

Instead of entertaining personal prejudice about a topic, try to empathize with the speaker and step into his shoes for understanding what he wishes to convey. In that case, you will be able to catch his point of view and acknowledge his valid ideas.

  1. Be an active listener

Active listening is born out of questioning, interacting with the speaker in the mid of his speech or lecture. This encourages the speaker and instills confidence in him to speak with better spirit and enthusiasm.

  1. Try to understand the body language of the speaker

Not all the time a speaker expresses his ideas through words. Many a time, you can get lots of interpretations and meanings through his gestures and pauses in speech. A close watch at the body language of the speaker brings a close communication between you and the speaker.

 

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