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I’ve been told that when I don’t listen to others, they feel intellectu-
ally inferior. That’s not my intent, but that’s the result.

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Sit and listen and be attentive.

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Shut up and listen instead of being anxious to talk. People tend to
reveal themselves if you give them the opportunity.

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As you mature, you listen more. You don’t have to put your opinion
out quite so quickly.

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Stand up to be seen. Speak up to be heard. Sit down to be appreciated.

When communicating, steer clear of

■ Jabbering, telling, stating, bossing, commanding, posturing, and
making an appearance.
■ Talking but saying nothing.
■ Gossip (any behind-the-back conversation that hurts, shames,
humiliates, or implies negative speculation about a person’s
motive and character).
■ Commonly used expressions in business with sexual connotation
open the door for that type of response and a degradation of the
conversation and respect for you.

Playboy’s Hugh Hefner says: “The best line is really not a line. The
best line is listening. That is to say: The best way of getting a woman
interested in you is to be interested in her.” (Not that my readers would
be interested in such advice, of course!)