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Which of the following is not an effective listening technique?

(a)    Avoiding premature evaluation(b)    Avoiding eye contact(c)    Exhibiting affirmative nods and appropriate facial gestures(d)    Finding an area of interest in what the other person is saying(e)    Judging the content of the message, but not the weakness of the speaker.

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Question added by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India
Date Posted: 2015/04/28
Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

(b)

Avoiding eye contact is not an effective listening technique. Effective listening requires eye contact.

Hence, option (b) is not an effective listening technique.

Options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are all effective listening techniques.

Mohammed Fathe  Shaheem
by Mohammed Fathe Shaheem , Operation Executive , Arabian Construction Company

B.......--------------------------------

Ani Kuriakose
by Ani Kuriakose , Managing Partner – SCM , A. A. Associates

(b)    Avoiding eye contact is the exact opposite. Eye contact and observing the speaker's body language are very essential to listening

FITAH MOHAMED
by FITAH MOHAMED , Financial Manager , FUEL AND ENERGY CO for transportion petroleum materials

b)   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Avoiding eye contact

Snezana Brankovic
by Snezana Brankovic , • Senior Consultant in Marketing Department , „Stankom” Business System

OPTION B..................................................................................

Abdou warshan
by Abdou warshan , • مدير إدارة المخازن والنقل , شركة تمكين الدولية للأجهزة المنزلية

.......................(b)    Avoiding eye contact

mohamed badawy
by mohamed badawy , Head Of Operations , Almajdoui Logistics Company

b......................................................................

Nasir Hussain
by Nasir Hussain , Sales And Marketing Manager , Pakistan Pharmaceutical Products Pvt. Ltd.

..................... (b)    Avoiding eye contact.................... 

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

Answer option >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   (b)    Avoiding eye contact

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Thank you for the question. Coming to reality - every skilled professional should be partly a good diplomat, and the main skill in diplomacy - is eye contact - concentrate on the speakers eye and tell your information in a clear manner.

So, I agree with the version "B".

Salvatore Augello
by Salvatore Augello , owner , A.S. Trade & Consult

answer B ________________________

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