When we listen, we tend to stay on the surface of what is being said but rarely ever venture into the deeper meaning of what is being communicated. This means we enter into dialogue with staff and customers only hearing a fraction of what can be perceived and as a result our personal and business relationships fall short of their potential.
Today we are going to take our listening skills to the next level and learn about the art of “Deep Listening” with our guest, Oscar Trimboli.
Oscar is an internationally recognized coach, mentors and speaker who spent over ten years with Microsoft Office leading the Australian division to great success. He created extraordinary opportunities for through the “Microsoft Protege” program that gave young professionals in the company access to mentors and coaching.
Oscar is also the author of the new book “Deep Listening: Impact Beyond Words”. In this book Oscar codifies into a very intuitive and easy to understand format the art of becoming and taking on the practice of being a Deep Listener. It is essentially a field guide that will transform you from the inside out and take your communication skills to a level that honors and explores the depth of each conversation you have.
In this conversation you will learn:
- The 125/400 rule
- How we miss each other in conversation
- Overcoming distraction
- The cost of not listening
- Simple actions to change of your physical state to prepare for listening
- What we gain from deep listening
- Tactics for fixing the way we listen
- Why listening to yourself is the first step
- The 5 levels of listening
- The 4 villains fo listening
Please do yourself and everyone around you a huge favor by visiting Oscar’s website:
Download the 5 Levels of Listening and buy the book:
Deep Listening: Impact Beyond Words
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