Listening Skills Training: How to Truly Listen, Understand, and Validate for Better and Deeper Connections (Communication Skills Training)

“This book has really helped me. I've been guilty for years of not being a very good listener. I grew up in a family with 8 siblings and, since my parents were divorced, a split household. I'm not making excuses, I'm 43 years old and have been through two divorces, I should know better by now. I am, however, explaining how I got here. Conversations in our house were frequently hectic with everyone just trying to get their thoughts in, so this is what I was conditioned to do. It definitely helped cost me my first marriage. My...”

“good. It was very informative and I learned a few things from it . If you are someone who needs ideas how to listen to others besides themselves.”

“An eye opener: I feel validated after reading this book. I really enjoyed this book. I felt it opened my eyes. Two months ago, I quit a well-paying job. I did not like the way my supervisor talked and treated me. In reading this book, I could identify what the real issues were in our relationship. First, this book clearly identified one of the issues in our relationship. There was no validation in our relationship. For it did matter how much hard I worked, he always focused on the negatives and what he considered lacking in my performance. Se...”

“Listening is more important than talking. I sat in the office with my professor and asked him, what do I need to do to get an A in this class? He said listen. The problem with students is that they don't listen. I said okay. Then we went on. at first, I thought it "boring", but then I started to hear nuggets of wisdom. That was a powerful lesson. I learned more than listening than I did before. I'm not advocating silence. You can ask questions to clarify points, but don't be too eager to share your views unless you heard the other vi...”

“Very good read and easy to follow. This was a very good book and I feel that it is going to increase my quality of life. People want to be heard and validated and this book really helps you to stop and smell the roses, so to speak. We have two ears and one mouth for a reason and this author uses great analogies and writes very well.”

“A Good Introduction to Listening Skills. When you watch a movie and one character speaks at length, the camera is generally on the other person. The reason is simple, to forward the story, it's much more important how an idea is received than how it is conveyed. As an actor, listening is one of those skills that I spend a lot of time developing. So it was with some intrigue and some trepidation that I read "Listening Skills Training" by James W. Williams: intrigue because I"m always curious to learn more about my craft; trepidatio...”