One way to test your listening skills is to assess how often you elaborate on what others are saying. When listeners elaborate, they expand, add to, or otherwise broaden or develop the conversational points being offered. Ignoring the comment, responding off-topic, or shifting to another subject indicates more than disinterest. As a pattern, it reflects poor listening.
If You’re Not Elaborating, You’re Not Listening
If You’re Not Elaborating, You’re Not…
One way to test your listening skills is to assess how often you elaborate on what others are saying. When listeners elaborate, they expand, add to, or otherwise broaden or develop the conversational points being offered. Ignoring the comment, responding off-topic, or shifting to another subject indicates more than disinterest. As a pattern, it reflects poor listening.