Monica Brady-Myerov's company "Listenwise" uses curated public radio and podcast excerpts to help students hone their listening skills. (Getty Images) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." How many times have you nodded along during a conversation, only to realize you didn’t absorb a single ...

Listening carefully when someone speaks to you can help you communicate more effectively. Listening requires concentration, which can be developed into a habit with effort and practice. Because ...

I recently had the opportunity to compare the difference in listening skills between my 7-year-old niece and a grown adult (my sister). My niece won. My niece told me exactly what I had said in a ...

In an age dominated by screens, where visual overload defines daily life, the world of audio storytelling offers a refreshing return to imagination. Stories told through voices, music, and ...

Verbal communication involves both speaking and listening. In a business organization, listening is key to effective working relationships among employees and between management and staff. Listening ...

Greater reliance on social media and virtual reality has contributed to an expansion of preferences for audio experiences.

Listening takes effort and is a skill that can atrophy, according to Houston writer Kate Murphy. From an early age we're conditioned to not listen. "We're told to lead the conversation, not follow it, ...

Last week's feature focused on communication skills and their importance in the workplace. This week's feature is about the other side of communication-listening skills. Hearing is the physical ...

Although listening is the first language skill that human beings develop–and it’s how we spend 40% of our time communicating–many of us are not great listeners. In fact, we achieve only 25% of our ...