{"id":10680,"date":"2019-07-29T07:58:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T05:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10680"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:57","slug":"active-reflective-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/07\/active-reflective-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Active or Reflective Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When we think of communication, we think of talking. That&#8217;s where we&#8217;re wrong. Listening is also a crucial skill that is necessary for effective communication.<\/p>\n<p>Active listening involves full concentration, understanding, responding and looping back.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video and learn tips and expressions you can use when the need for active or reflective listening arise.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article here as well:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spunout.ie\/health\/article\/listening-is-helping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/spunout.ie\/health\/article\/listening-is-helping<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"6 Tips for Active Listening #LittleThings\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oWe_ogA5YCU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. 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