Listen to this interesting talk! In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, “We are losing our listening.” He discusses five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening — to other people and the world around you:
- Silence: Listen to no sound for 3 minutes a day helps to reset our ears so that we can listen well.
- The Mixer: Even in places like coffee shop, try to listen to as many individual channels as you can hear. This way, ears hear multiple sounds and differentiate.
- Savouring: This tip is about enjoying the most mundane sounds, as in as in listening to a dryer of a washing machine.
- Listening positions: This is about active listening. By taking notes, expand on what was said or being critical, one can me conscious of barriers/filters to listening and play around with them.
- RASA: The acronym stands for Receive, Appreciate, Summary, Ask (RASA). This means paying attention, showing you’re listening, summarising what they said, and asking a question at the end.