Enhancing Communication through Listening

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  • 6 videos | 22m 36s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
  • Certification CPE
  • Certification PMI PDU
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Listening is one of the most important ways to ensure effective communication, yet it gets the least focus in a workplace. Listening plays a vital role in any collaborative environment because being able to listen well helps you understand other peoples' perspectives. In this course, you'll learn how to adopt some established best practices for more-focused and committed listening. You'll discover how to develop active listening skills and how to build trust with the power of attention and listening. You'll also learn to recognize the types of listening that help you better understand the messages you receive in different situations.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Identify best practices for more focused and committed listening
    Recognize methods for active listening
  • Recognize strategies to build trust through listening
    Recognize the types of listening that help you better understand the messages you receive in various situations
    Reflect on what you've learned

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m 26s
    Imagine giving a presentation at work, but nobody's listening. Your presentation feels pointless. After all, what good is speaking if no one is listening? In this video, you'll learn the key concepts that will be covered in this course, including the development of active listening skills and how to use situational listening to enhance communication. FREE ACCESS
  • 5m 22s
    Listening and hearing are not the same. Hearing involves perceiving sounds passively while listening is more active and involves analyzing and understanding what you hear. To communicate successfully, it’s essential to listen effectively. In this video, you'll learn best practices for more focused and committed listening. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Developing Active Listening Skills
    5m 5s
    If you want to stand out at work and display leadership potential, it’s important to develop active listening skills. As an active listener, you can gain a reputation for being a team player that others want to work with. In this video, you'll explore methods for building active listening skills. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Using Listening to Build Trust
    4m 13s
    Your credibility, likeability, and effectiveness are associated strongly with the level of trust that people believe they can share with you. Building trust takes time, and it’s grounded in effective listening. In this video, you'll learn strategies for building trust through listening. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Working with Situational Listening Types
    4m 58s
    The kinds of messages you receive vary, depending on the context. You can adapt to changing situations by applying different listening types. In this video, you'll explore the types of listening that help you better understand the messages you receive in various situations. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Let's Review
    1m 32s
    In this video, you'll review and reflect on what you've learned in the course Enhancing Communication through Listening. FREE ACCESS

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