Are you hearing or listening? Do you have functioning ears? How effective is your hearing? Do you possess the skills to improve your hearing? These questions are intriguing, and it’s sometimes ...

Spending time with a good listener not only feels great, it may be key to keeping the brain healthy as people age. Adults who reported having lots of access to someone who could listen to them when ...

It's unlikely that you've reached adulthood without someone, somewhere, telling you that you're a poor speaker (you must have been mumbling or unfocused) or a lousy listener (as a student or spouse).

Keep in mind that you shouldn’t aspire to be only one type of listener, as the best listeners can switch between listening styles in accordance with whatever the speaker’s needs are at that moment. A ...

Listening is such an automatic process that most of us don't realize that if not done properly, it can cause problems, hurt feelings and missed connections. Of course, I’m not referring to everyday ...