Barriers to Effective Listening

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This video identifies six common barriers to effective listening to get you back on track and improve your communication skills.

1. Distractions (external)
2. Preoccupation (internal)
3. Too focused on the details
4. The topic
5. Rebuttal tendency
6. The speaker

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[HIGHLANDER_ONLY_ONE]

❌️ I have adult ADHD, and I bulldoze people out of conversations, and always feel bad after it's over. I get anxious around silence between people, so I end up "entertaining" by talking - in an author of non fiction, abs fiction books, and it's highly creative. Because I love learning, and hyper fixate on many topics I find intetesting, I know a lot about many topics. The point is, I understand that it's better for me to shut up, and let others talk - I do not talk, when I'm watching hundreds of videos per month on a YT, so why can't I do it with humans in front of me? It's impulsive, the same when people have a tremendous craving for something in the fridge they should not eat, and lose control and end up eating it all. So yes, I'm here to learn to be better at conversations, and learn to mask my ADHD traits. I love people, and it hurts me to think, they may think I'm being disrespectful. Thank you for these videos, and would you dedicate some of these to people like me please? Much love!!! 👍👍❌️

[RobertShora]

Thank you Dear Sir
I agree with you about the barriers of Effective Listening
My case are : Distractions, Preoccupation, Focused on the details, The topic then the Speaker
Thanks

[JadeGarcia-rp]

Out of the total six barriers to effective listening, I would say that Distractions is one of the barriers that effect my listening. One time I was listening to a lecture in middle school during English class, my phone dings which meant the I got a text. For the rest of the lecture, I spent it texting my friend which caused me to stop paying attention to the teacher. This caused me to not understand the assignment that we were given, which caused me not to do it and that caused me to fail it. This why I turned off notifications for texting so that way I cannot get distracted anymore.

[geriamims]

All of them are my biggest barrier!🤦🏾‍♀️ .... I'm working on this problem.

[christophewakim]

3 days ago I was a talking to a Syrian refugee trying to know him and he was not a good communicator and I got a little bit sad but thanks for clarifying this we should talk to other with compassion. Thanks Alex keep on the good work. I am practicing the tips to become a better listener therefore a better leader.

[Iksvomid]

Coach, you've outdone yourself. I am thinking of calling you the Speak King!

[UncleBucks]

I know this video is old and I had a horrible situation where I was totally in the wrong because I kept talking and wasn’t being a solid listener. It went totally south and I spent hours after leaving the salon trying to figure out what happened. And i stumbled upon this’s channel and realized how very little i do actually listen and how bad my body language is. I might be walking into a write up or possibly even losing my job. But these videos actually helped me so much. Thank you

[Wiintb]

That is a great list.

For me it is 1-6

Also, another derivative is “Repetition /sharing known information”.

Also, long boring talks.

[MattyJamesJams]

Me: let's watch a video on how to listen better!
Also me: immediately scrolls down to the comments, gets distracted, and stops listening

[geraldineramos]

One of the main barriers that most affects my listening is preoccupation because I often think about many other things I have going on in my mind daydreaming to the point where I forget to actually listen to the speaker. An example of this can be when I was once at school sitting in my math class and im thinking about how hungry I am and what im going to do after school while the teacher is explaining something important. Then all of a sudden I hear her say, “Ok, now im going to call on someone to answer the question” and because I was too busy thinking about other things, I never payed attention to the teacher and when the teacher called on me all I could do was just sit there looking all clueless and say “I don’t know”.

[deniseward]

That was a good list of barriers. I find people are not very good communicators these days, they do focus on details and completely ignore the message you want to get across. I have a problem with people rebutting me as soon as I open my mouth. I think it's because I say things that they've never heard of before. Rather than listen they rebut. Very frustrating. I like the points you made - yes just listen to the person and try to get a feel from where' they're coming from. So many great tips. Cheers!

[nandhinikrishnan]

Rebuttal tendency is the one I could relate the most!

[donnamariewilliams]

Ha! This was listed as additional study material for my Group Dynamics class. Perhaps I should have waited until tomorrow morning. It’s 11:05pm and I just spent the last 7 hours revising an APA style paper about addiction in order to get it submitted to my Emotion and Motivation class before the deadline at midnight.. I’m listening a second time in the morning! You have a new follower.. now, what did you say? Ha!!

[lindadaly]

I enjoyed your bloopers. This video was assigned by my professor for a Communications class. I enjoy your videos immensely.

[jenagershon]

Distractions, Preoccupation, Rebuttal Tendency for sure

[Antonio-kyse]

Great video

I guess I struggle with all six factors

Not judging the speaker but instead having compassion for that will definitely help me listen to what that person is trying to convey

[anik]

Thank you so much for sharing your coaching videos on YouTube

[anik]

My most common barriers are preoccupations, being focused on details, and rebuttal tendency

[thundered]

Thank you for your videos coach Lyons... always good to get a refresher on what constitutes effective communication/listening skills

[afterfivedelers]

My problem is that I always focused so much on getting the details of the message and this is one thing I will work on