Maria Shriver

Justin Behnam

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Blog Posts

• August 16, 2011

  

  Everybody Wants to Be Heard: Three Tips for Becoming a Great Listener

  “Be able to think, write, and speak for yourself; That’s all you will need in your life.”  These were the final words my high school dean left us upon graduating.
  
  Growing up, we are always told to find out who we are and to share that with the world. But a major part of being ourselves and being mature adults is having the ability to engage ourselves in conversations through which we connect and absorb what other people are saying. Think about it. We learned how to speak through listening to others engaging in conversations. But in today’s society, we are urged, first and foremost, to speak out, to get our names out there, and to be heard.