Definitions for active listening
ac·tive lis·ten·ing

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1. active listeningnoun

   The process of attending carefully to what a speaker is saying, involving such techniques as accurately paraphrasing the speaker's remarks.

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1. Active listening

   Active listening is the practice of preparing to listen, observing what verbal and non-verbal messages are being sent, and then providing appropriate feedback for the sake of showing attentiveness to the message being presented. This form of listening conveys a mutual understanding between speaker and listener. Speakers receive confirmation their point is coming across and listeners absorb more content and understanding by being engaged. The overall goal of active listening is to eliminate any misunderstandings and establish clear communication of thoughts and ideas between the speaker and listener. It may also be referred to as Reflective Listening. Active listening was introduced by Carl Rogers and Richard Farson.

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1. Active listening

   Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words, to confirm what they have heard and moreover, to confirm the understanding of both parties. When interacting, people often "wait to speak" rather than listening attentively. They might also be distracted. Active listening is a structured way of listening and responding to others, focusing attention on the "function" of communicating objectively as opposed to focusing on "forms", passive expression or subjectivity. There are many opinions on what is "active listening". A search of the term reveals interpretations of the "activity" as including "interpreting body language" or focusing on something other than or in addition to words. Successful communication is the establishment of common ground between two people—understanding. Agreeing to disagree is common ground. Common ground can be false, i.e., a person says they feel a certain way but they do not. Nevertheless it is common ground, once accepted as understood. Dialogue, understanding and progress can only arise from that common ground. And that common ground cannot be established without respect for the words as spoken by the speaker, for whatever reason.

How to pronounce active listening?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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How to say active listening in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of active listening in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of active listening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of active listening in a Sentence

1. Lindred Greer:

   To create a safe conversation, you need a change of scenery, go out for a walk or coffee and be genuinely curious and engage in active listening and ask how they feel about work and what's going on in life to find the source of tension.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Active_Listening
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Listening
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=active listening