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What do you think is the most important skill in successful communication?

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Question added by Mujtaba Hussain , Accounts officer , Miraj Entertaiments
Date Posted: 2014/04/23

Most important is to listen carefully and understand and answer carefully.

Farhan Hamayoun
by Farhan Hamayoun , Lead Civil Engineer , SHANDONG TIEJUN ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING

in successful communication the most important thing is to listen carefully  and understand what he can said .

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

While writing and speaking effectively are important skills to employ daily in your life, they aren’t the most important when it comes to communicating.  That spot is reserved for listening. The importance of listening is likely something you’ve heard before.  If it wasn’t our parents scolding us for not listening, then it was Epictetus’ famous quote reminding us, “Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak”.

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