{"id":9535,"date":"2022-03-31T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=9535"},"modified":"2022-08-16T18:49:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T18:49:47","slug":"being-a-great-speaker-starts-with-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/being-a-great-speaker-starts-with-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a Great Speaker Starts with Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever listened to talk radio and thought the talk show host failed to listen to the caller?\u00a0 The host rattled off an answer that failed to respond to the question.\u00a0 How often does this happen in daily life? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9536 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Being a Great Speaker Starts with Listening\" width=\"311\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-scaled.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Being-a-Great-Speaker-Starts-with-Listening-40x60.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few scary pieces of information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>human beings hear one in seven words<\/li>\n<li>understanding communication is 55% visual \u2013 based on appearance and gestures, 38% auditory \u2013 based on tone and volume, and only 7% the words<\/li>\n<li>human beings must hear something 4 times to begin to assimilate the information<\/li>\n<li>human beings process in the positive \u2013 this means we fail to process the words no or don\u2019t that precede a message and instead focus on the remainder of the message that is the opposite of what the speaker intends be understood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What does this tell us?\u00a0 A few things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>take time to listen to understand before responding<\/li>\n<li>choose how you express your message \u2013 say what you do want heard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now consider this: coach training includes listening to understand and succinctly summarizing what was said to ensure clarity and a common understanding.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/training\/certified-professional-coach\/program-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coaching certification<\/a> includes learning about word choice and the impact of different words.\u00a0 What does this mean?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coaching<\/a> is a skill set that helps with listening and with being a great speaker.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever listened to talk radio and thought the talk show host failed to listen to the caller?\u00a0 The host rattled off an answer &hellip; 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