A Fundamental Mistake in the 3 Levels of Active Listening (And How to Avoid It)

Whether it’s a meeting, a get-together with friends or a conversation with your partner — wherever we encounter people, good communication and especially good listening are essential. If we don’t succeed, then annoyance, frustration and other problems in communication are the logical consequence. In school, there was no subject called “proper listening.” But how exactly does one listen really well? How exactly does one show the other person that one is interested in understanding him or her? And what fundamental problem is there to avoid? Julian Treasure, a world-renowned listening coach, describes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE1KnWX2thQ" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">in the podcast with Steven Barlett</a> that three levels help to make active listening successful. <h2>Level 1: Mirroring What Has Been Said</h2> Mirroring to the other person what has been said to you, or paraphrasing, is repeating what has been said in your own words. On the one hand, this checks whether what has been said has been understood correctly. On the other hand, it also shows that you are trying to really understand the other person. <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/a-fundamental-mistake-in-the-3-levels-of-active-listening-and-how-to-avoid-it-67536fec9f51">Learn More</a>