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Listen Like You Mean It is a step-by-step guide to becoming a better listener and connecting more authentically with the people around you.

Although speaking is recognized as an important skill, listening is often neglected. Anyone can improve their public speaking and communication skills through training seminars and workshops, but opportunities to train in listening are few and far between. Many people assume it’s a fixed and innate ability, with little scope for improvement or development.

And the effects of poor listening are just beginning to be taken seriously. In the business world for example, the latest research estimates that miscommunication costs companies hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, as well as having an enormous effect on both employee morale and productivity.

In our close relationships many of us seem to encounter the same problems again and again. And while we may not lack the ability to articulately explain how we feel, we all too often lack the ability to effectively listen to what the other person is saying.

Deep and genuine listening has enormous therapeutic potential. Mental health issues are affecting more and more people, and growing numbers of men in particular are struggling with depression. There’s such power in the simple act of listening – in allowing another person to speak, and remaining thoughtful and open to what they have to say.

Listen Like You Mean It is about making an impact in your local area. That means in your relationships, in your work, in your city and in your home. But the real ‘local’ is in your own head and heart. That’s where the real listening and leading begins.