Online Listening Skills eLearning

Directing Others Directing Others As a manager, your role is not only to supervise, but also to lead, develop, and direct your employees both individually and collectively to accomplish organizational goals. Understanding the essential responsibilities you have when directing others, and the practices you should employ in order to meet those responsibilities, will lead to you fulfilling your duties and  more...

Listening Essentials Improving Your Listening Skills ...Listening Skills There are many factors and variables that influence the way we listen. Listening to understand and being able to truly identify what is being said to you is often easier said than done. Internal and external roadblocks can interfere with how we listen and interpret the information communicated to us. In this course, you'll discover how roadblocks such as distractions,  more...

Interpersonal Communication Listening Essentials Interpersonal Communication: Listening Essentials Sir Winston Churchill said 'Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.' Effective listening takes more than just courage; it also takes constant learning and practice. To prepare for effective listening, you need to identify and overcome the barriers that stand in the way of effective  more...

Selling the Way Your Customer Buys ...Effective client reading requires careful observation and listening skills. At the core of an effective sales relationship is the ability to act as a consultant who solves problems. Whether you spend six months or six minutes with someone, today?s buyers expect you to show you care, to pay attention to their unique needs and to help them to buy rather than leaving them feel like they were sold.  more...

Travel Sales and Trends - Instructor Led Enjoy expected as well as surprising sales techniques and new approaches as you explore and practice them. Included you will find telephone business manners, listening skills, and tools for targeting the traveler.  more...

Listening Skills for the Workplace ...discussion of why people filter and block communication. Listening Skills for the Workplace There is an expanding awareness in business of the value of good listening skills. To ignore this important tool in today`s competitive business environment can lead to costly errors, wasted time, an absence of teamwork, unsatisfactory service and misunderstandings at all levels. As the old saying goes,  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively Your voice, your ability to listen, and your body language are your three vital communication tools. However, because they are given at birth they are often taken totally for granted. People mistakenly believe that because these tools are in constant daily use that they are already the best they can be. However it is possible to improve the quality of these communication essentials, and this  more...

Listening Basics Do you sometimes feel like you are not getting the whole message when someone talks to you? If you have problems receiving information that is verbally communicated, this is the course for you. This course will familiarize you with the communication and listening processes, and how listening functions within communication. You will discover the factors and variables that influence communication  more...

Listening to Comprehend ...your understanding of others. Because this course teaches listening skills, it is important to have your audio turned on for certain sections. In some instances, the text that is spoken will display in the caption text box. In these case, the important feature is not what is said, but how it is said. In these sections, it would be most effective for you to turn off the captions to get the full  more...

Higher Purpose Listening Do you sometimes have difficulty using your listening skills to effectively evaluate arguments or appreciate complex ideas and emotions? This course teaches you how to listen more effectively for critical and empathic purposes to maximize your understanding.  more...

Enhancing Listening Skills ...you? You can avoid problems like these by using effective listening skills. Effective listening helps you to know what's going on in your organization, get cooperation from your co-workers, solve problems, and be successful in your work. However, most people don't listen very well. This course will help you to improve your ability to listen to others. You will learn the skills you need to  more...

Professional Skills for Customer Service Agents ...alls and gaining customer confidence; and questioning and listening skills to help you address customer concerns more effectively. You will learn skills that help CSAs to efficiently and respectfully gather customer information and, where appropriate, take action to place a customer on hold without offending the customer or losing the call. When combined, the behavioral skills covered in this  more...

Self Development Positively Influencing Others ... Identify steps to improve and encourage active listening skills. Identify the Satir modes and appropriate responses to the Satir modes. Use 'I' statements to influence others. Match the sensory system of another person. Respond appropriately to verbal attacks.  more...

Self Development Developing Rapport Through Communication .... Identify the steps for improving listening skills. Given four steps, improve your listening skills. Identify guidelines for writing effectively. Recognize the steps of the writing process. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Kathy  more...

Interpersonal Communication Listening Skills ...Listening Skills teaches you how to develop the skills you need to be a critical listener and how to respond appropriately to speakers. In this program, you will have the opportunity to visit with a listening expert and practice skills in a work environment. Both activities will help you improve your listening skills and decrease listening problems in the workplace. Learn To  more...

Listening Skills The Fundamentals of Listening This course highlights general benefits and misconceptions about listening as a means of introducing the concept of listening. It also teaches the learner how to interpret messages and identifies three common types of listening. It provides a step-by-step process on how to become a critical listener and explains the benefits of providing feedback to speakers. It details how to provide feedback by  more...

Listening Skills Listening Challenges ...nd provides useful guidelines for improving the learner's listening skills. This course concentrates on how to interpret, use, and improve body language as a form of communication. Finally, it identifies common listening styles so the learner can encourage others to listen. Learn To Overcoming Listening Problems. Improving Listening Skills. Taking Notes. Understanding Body  more...

Excellence in Service Solving Customer Problems In Excellence in Service: Solving Customer Problems you will learn how to quickly identify the style of the customer so you can speak their language. You will learn customer-friendly language that keeps the customer from becoming upset. You will also learn how to effectively solve customers? problems and benefit from their complaints. Learn To: Identify ways to effectively communicate  more...

Leadership Development Leading the Way ...vely with followers. Use effective listening skills. Empower and motivate your followers. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you are meeting with two of your Shift Managers to discuss problems that have occurred in the Production Department. Communication breakdowns and unmotivated team members are  more...

Conducting Meetings Effective Meeting Communication ...ers to communication. Improve your listening skills. Know the purposes effective questions serve. Ask appropriate questions during a meeting. Simulation Overview: You are resuming a meeting to discuss a recent increase in customer complaints due to shipping problems. Everyone took  more...

Managing Performance Overcoming Performance Appraisal Challenges ... Recognize guidelines that improve active listening skills. Identify confrontational types of communication. Practice active listening in an appraisal discussion. Approach conflict in a positive manner using two principles. Avoid confrontational communication in an appraisal discussion.  more...

Managing Change Overcoming Change Obstacles ...tment to change. Demonstrate your listening skills. Identify guidelines for communicating change effectively. Identify guidelines for controlling the information in the grapevine. Simulation Overview: You will meet with two of Icon a a s District Sales Managers. Your goal will be to communicate  more...

Interpersonal Communication Series The Interpersonal Communication Series includes the following courses: Interpersonal Communication: Telephone Skills Interpersonal Communication: Effective Communication Interpersonal Communication: Listening Skills To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Listening Skills Series The Listening Skills Series includes the following courses: Listening Skills: The Fundamentals of Listening Listening Skills: Listening Challenges To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Making Telephone Calls Count ...s really been "heard" and understood? By fine-tuning your listening skills, you'll be able to deliver truly superior customer service. Different customers have different communication styles. By tuning into each customer's communication style and responding appropriately, you'll make stronger connections and build better rapport. In today's automated world, sometimes, just the act of getting a  more...

Customer Service and Consulting This title offers a series of ready to deliver topics covering the basics of serving customers and consultative selling. The consultative approach combines interpersonal skills with expertise in product, service and support to provide a professional, relevant and personalised service.  more...