Active Listening

Estimated time to complete this course is 40 minutes. Remember that you can take a portion of this course and return to it later with our bookmark feature.

You may be familiar with the famous line, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” Communication lies at the root of most of our interpersonal problems. Communication is also the key to improving your relationships in a meaningful way that brings satisfaction, fulfillment, and closeness.

Do you sometimes feel there is an ever-widening 'communication gap' between you and your child and/or partner? That gap can begin to narrow by improving your communication skills by learning how to Actively Listen.’. Active listening is a key piece to effective and successful communication. In this course you will learn practical and specific skills about how to listen better: skills such as projecting and interpreting body language, I-Statements, verbal prompting, restatement and clarification.  Once mastered, these skills will help you communicate effectively with your children, your partner, and everyone with whom you communicate.  

Course Benefits

Learn the skills of Active Listening and narrow the communication gaps in all areas of your life:

• Identify the active listening skills that will help improve communication in your important relationships
• Use active listening skills to listen and respond in a genuine and thoughtful way, while helping others enhance their own self-understanding
• Know the appropriate time and place to use your active listening skills

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