#TED TALK LISTENING VS HEARING SERIES#

Be present, look at body language, focus on the words that are being used, and those that are consciously being skipped (i.e., “read between the lines”).Maintain eye contact with the person or people you are talking to.Figure out what works best for you perhaps have a teammate be the note taker (just as we suggest for delta v board meetings).

I like to do a post-meeting recap where I either take notes or send an email that memorializes the meeting or take-aways.Don’t feel like you always have to take notes during an in-person meeting.“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.”Īnyway, here are some tips I use that helped me become a better listener: Is it really just 8 seconds? Lower than the 9 seconds that a goldfish purportedly has according to this BBC article from back in 2017? And besides, how do you measure a goldfish’s attention? Unfortunately for us, the average human attention span is considered by most researchers to be awfully low. The fact is that the art of listening is a critical skill that will prove to be an essential tool in everything you do. And the distinction between hearing and listening has also been widely referenced by authors, speakers, and thought leaders as it relates to both business and life. Much has been said and written about the importance of listening. “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.”

#TED TALK LISTENING VS HEARING SERIES#

This is part of an ongoing series of posts by our Entrepreneur in Residence, Kosta Ligris, focused on guidance for the student teams taking part in our MIT delta v accelerator.

Ted talk listening vs hearing