From the course: Listen to Lead
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Environmental barriers to listening
- When working with people to become better listeners, one of the first things I have to help them overcome is getting rid of environmental barriers to effective listening. It sounds silly, and it sounds simple, but there are a number of things that can interrupt us actually getting the message at all. So I want to talk you through three common barriers and how you can overcome them. One of the first things you have to take care of is generally the first thing that gets overlooked. There's just too much noise. This can be trucks going by, sirens, loud music. It can also just be a noisy space. I'll have clients sometimes say they like to take important conversations to places like a coffee shop. But the thing about most coffee shops is that you really just can't get the message fully. You've got a bunch of people talking, the espresso machine screaming and all kinds of other things going on. So you can't hear well enough…
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