Rapport Idea #3: Active Listening

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 #1
Milton
Rapport Idea #3: Active Listening

Idea #3 for building and maintaining rapport;

  • Engage in active listening.
Q1): What does that mean to you?
Q2): Do you think this will help to build/strengthen rapport?

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 #2
Houston

Most definately this will help. Active listening "is" engagement.

 #3
Milton

Any other opinions?

 #4
haggler236

Active listening is very important and I think it would be difficult to maintain rapport without it.

 #5
destiny
Cool

Very important, absolutely! It's always noticeable that someone isn't listening when there are a lot of "I see" and "I understand" and "Uh huh" answers. So along with that important listening comes the interactive part where you need to give back a response that doesn't sound canned.

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 #6
fred

Quote:
Q2): Do you think this will help to build/strengthen rapport?
Isn't this a given?

 #7
Milton

Quote:
Originally Posted by fred
Isn't this a given?
For me? Yes. For others? Time will tell.

 #8
AZBroker

Yes, this is going to help considerably. If a person was going developed only one "rapport" skill this should be it.

 #9
Sensei

Trying to understand the other person's point of view <active listening> leads to mutual understanding <rapport>.

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