How to Practice Active Listening

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We have this tendency to say everything that we know about a subject all at once. But that's not really a conversation, right? That would mean what you're saying wouldn't change if you were by yourself. So with some of these situations where a lot of us end up in a conversation with someone who it's just a struggle to at with them. What are other ways that we can practise active listening? Ecause these are so helph, i loveThese are in ther so you could just do them in any conversation. You culd do them to day. Another thing is, actually, and this might surprise people, is interrupt when you need to.

Humans need to have conversations every day-- at our jobs, in our homes, in government-- so how can we handle these better? Celeste Headlee is an award winning journalist who has done everything from anchoring morning news on public radio to covering presidential campaigns. In this episode, Celeste shares practical tips for anyone looking to improve their conversational skills, arguing that better conversations are well within our reach. Celeste is the author of “We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter” and “Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving.” Celeste is a regular guest host on NPR and American Public Media and a highly sought consultant.