| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 11:33:34 AM | | Some people make good listeners whilst other people are better at talking. What do you think you are best at? Do you find it it difficult to make conversation? Are you one of those who can talk for England? Would you be attracted to someone if they talked too much or too little? Do you think that listening is more important or less? | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 11:39:19 AM | Good question
For me it all depends on conversation and the person involved.
I can be a good listener but give me the right person and I will talk their ears off (theres not many of those about though)
Give me a glass of wine and I will ramble on for England  | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 11:42:13 AM | I can't talk for England, but I can jabber on for Wales!
I know it is good psychology to listen and make the other person feel that they are the most important person in the room. Trouble is I have this sneaking suspicion that the most fascinating person in the room is me! As a result I'm in a terrible rush to prove this to my hapless companion. Also if there's a moment's silence, I feel compelled to fill it.
Having said that, I do like chatty people. It can be a bit wearing being constantly entertaining and so I do like to have a rest now and then and give someone else the limelight. But not for too long you understand...  | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 11:46:39 AM | | I'm a better listener then a talker. Of course it depends on the subject, we all have subjects where the words just flows, and other times its better to just nod and insert comments when others talk. | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 11:53:41 AM | | I am a listener, prefering to absorb conversation and observe mannerisms, I enjoy discussions and points of view and think about my responses. However, I have selective hearing and tend to turn off when gossiping,moaning, slagging off, nit picking and blaming are the subject of conversations, and look round for some other more enlightening conversation (sometimes not too subtly!!) | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 11:56:43 AM | I'm a listener,unless its one on one,no background noise,but if its in a group i tend to be quiete.
I can however get my point over in a debate if i know i'm right.
But on the whole i'm as quite as a mouse. | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 12:34:42 PM | I am obviously the talker  but only in a good company
Listener no way unless we are talking about someone who is really cool and has to tell me something I never heard before ( which is rare hehe) but then if I catch this clever talking fish I would not easily leave them alone  not until they tell me all of their little stories.. | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 12:46:29 PM | I am a listener, and enjoy listening. People seem to offload their problems on to me. My daughters' teenage friends find they can talk to me more than their own mums.
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 1:19:30 PM | | Sometimes it's more a case of speaking as I see rather than talking too much. I say such things as "Who's the half-witted road tripper on message 9 who's buggered up the page layout?" Gets me into all sorts of bother, but there you are. | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 3:15:12 PM | I,m a good listener but i,m also good at talking.Sometimes i do butt in but it,s not because i want to take over the conversation but because if i dont spit out what ive just thought, i forget! | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/3/2009 3:27:14 PM | I agree with the not thinking of your reply thing. It takes practice and some semblance of selflessness but it really does help.
I apologize for the page layout thing. I just thought it would be kind of funny to say I was a good listener without talking.
I like talking as well sometimes but when I can see that the other is not listening I'd much rather go back to being quiet. That seems to happen quite often as I do it myself to others sometimes but most just keep on talking anyway... I try to let the other one speak. when she/ he seems to be trying to find a spot to put a word in I give him/her that spot. | |
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OKRob
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Joined: 6/4/2009
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/4/2009 2:13:26 AM |
I've been told by some people that I should become a counsellor
I get told that as well. I seem to get told I have a really good way of looking at things, I don't know if that means I have listened well. Maybe. | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/4/2009 2:19:24 AM | I know I talk a lot to the point that I often remind myself to shut up.
However I am also a great listener.
A little pet hate of mine is when I am explaining something or telling a story and someone interjects with something which then takes the conversation on a completely different direction and I end up forgetting about the original story! haha. | |
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sjxx
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Joined: 4/9/2009
Msg: 21 | |
| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/4/2009 3:01:28 AM | I am rubbish at listening. I talk way too much and dont ask enough questions. I spend the time when someone is talking thinking of what to say next rather than concentrating on the other persons conversation. I use flowerly language and long words and therefore what I have to say is infinitely more interesting.  | |
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| Are you a good listener or do you talk too much?
Posted: 8/4/2009 5:12:25 AM | Haven't you lot shut up yet!! 
I would say I'm a good listener but practice makes perfect! I'm not very good at listening to advice though which seems to go through one ear and out the other. It depends on who I'm with as to whether I talk a lot or not and for how long I haven't spoken to anyone through being locked in the dungeon. I'm going to generalise and say that most men I've known can talk the hind legs off a donkey! I must be a good listener. | |
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