how to listen so people will talk by Becky Harling

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Build Stronger Communication and Deeper Connections

In a day and age when it seems like books are about how to talk so people will listen, this book comes as a stark contrast. This is not a book about selling yourself or your product in such a dynamic way that everyone wants to buy it. Instead it's about how to sacrifice your own interest in talking so that people will confide in you and trust you and really talk to you.

How often do we find ourselves checking social media, email, or otherwise zoning out when someone is talking? How often do we finish  the other person's sentences? Or think about what we're going to say in response to what they're saying or how we can one up their story?

This book offers practical, helpful tips to overcoming those tendencies and becoming a listener that actually listens and hears and asks thoughtful questions.

I was challenged and convicted to be intentional in my conversations, to listen to what people are saying, to draw out more of their story and to keep my own stories and agendas to myself and not interject them. I have such a long ways to go, but I want to work on this area of listening and learn to do a better job.

At the end of every chapter are some listening exercises. First about listening to God, then listening to yourself, and then listening to others. Excellent exercises.

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be a better listener, a better friend and develop stronger relationships.

I received this book from Bethany House. I was not required to write a positive review.

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