I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had to say to a classroom full of students something like “listen up”, or “pay attention”, or “you won’t want to miss this next point”. It’s downright tiresome. Or how about something almost everyone can relate to: you’re trying to speak to someone who is doing everything else but pay attention to you. Annoying, and frustrating. And it’s indicative of a false presumption: the onus to listen is on the speaker. There’s one simple thing you can do to … [Read more...] about Listen Carefully Now…