VAISHALI GILL
Purpose of listening – why do we want to listen. Listening is not the same as hearing. Hearing is a physical process which happens automatically while listening requires mental focus and concentration also. Listening is an active process requiring physical and mental involvement. So always be a good listener to develop your personality. Effective listening will make you successful in life whether in job or in entrepreneurship. Of the four major language skills, speaking and listening are by far the oldest forms of communication and pre-date formal human writing systems by tens of thousands of years.All of the Indian mantras were recited orally in the Ashramas and remembered by shishyas after active listening.The child first starts hearing and then learn speaking but unfortunately when he/she grow older s/he speaks more and listen less. Thus, listening is a very important skill and it is important to prepare appropriate and effective listening activities for your classes. There are tons of listening activities to choose from whether they are information gaps, listening for details/ main ideas, role plays, simulations, debates, or a host of other activities. Have open discussions where everybody gets chance to speaks and others listen. After attending lecture make notes out of them so that you can have an idea about how much you could conceive. Always listen to learn and do not listen to reply or react. Remove whatever unwanted you have inside you. Remove negativity from your mind and make space for positive thoughts to grow. Keep monitoring your negative thoughts and remove them, time to time for better listening.