Overcoming Barriers to Effective Listening

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. Barriers to effective listening are present at every stage of the listening process. There are several factors that present these barriers, including emotions, noise, uninteresting conversations, or unwanted distractions. In this course, you'll learn to recognize how good listening habits can increase your effectiveness in the workplace and what listening tendencies interfere with effective communication. You'll also learn to recognize strategies for maintaining focus while listening and identify ways to effectively listen when your emotions have been activated.