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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2020 · 20 MIN

Effective Conversations

from Middle Aged Wisdom · host Middle Aged Wisdom

Have you ever been talking with someone, and a few seconds into the conversation you realize he or she is such a bad listener you don't even want to finish the conversation?  Being a good listener isn't as easy as it sounds.  Listen in to learn how to avoid being a sentence finisher, a cutter offer, or a conversation hijacker, so you can become a more effective communicator.

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Have you ever been talking with someone, and a few seconds into the conversation you realize he or she is such a bad listener you don't even want to finish the conversation?  Being a good listener isn't as easy as it sounds.  Listen in to learn how to avoid being a sentence finisher, a cutter offer, or a conversation hijacker, so you can become a more effective communicator.

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Have you ever been talking with someone, and a few seconds into the conversation you realize he or she is such a bad listener you don't even want to finish the conversation?  Being a good listener isn't as easy as it sounds.  Listen in to learn how...

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