The Quiet Art That Makes or Breaks Communication

About this episode

Csilla explores the importance of listening as a crucial communication skill for leaders.

Send me a text! Everyone wants to be a better speaker. But very few people are willing to master the skill that actually makes communication work: listening. In this episode, Csilla explores why listening has quietly become a lost art and why it may be the most powerful communication skill a leader can develop. Drawing from a real dinner conversation that left the room strangely exhausted, she breaks down the difference between performing listening and truly being present with another person....

People in this episode

Host: Csilla

Topics covered

• listening
• communication
• leadership
• self-improvement

Keywords

• communication skills
• active listening
• leadership development

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