Do you consider yourself a good listener?

I could be a good listener if i wanted to. But then my good listening skills get tweaked when the person i'm dealing with talks about something i could not relate myself to or is just talking mostly about herself.

I'm defintely a good listener. I'm a trained group facilitator so I've been trained to listen to people as much, if not more than talk. I'm hoping to train to be a life coach in the future. You're right about one thing, we learn so much from just listening to others.

I'm more of a listener than I am a take-charge conversationalist. Chalk it up to my innate shyness; I'm not anti-social, mind you, but I am terribly shy and not one to hog the spotlight in social settings. Of course, I do sometimes join in on a discussion if I know what everyone's talking about, but more often than not I just sit back and observe what goes on.

I actually do.I hear my friends laughing,crying,etc.Whatever they feel,I never stop in lending them an eareven if sometimes i get pissed off or empathize with them.

I think so. I am a good listener according to my own rationale. Answering this question is really subjective. It will left you think whether or not you've been a good listener. In my case, I listen to my friends and other people's conversation well. For me, listening is a form of respect. When you listen to someone; it simply implies you have respect for him or her. I also come across the idea of selective listening. You won't be listening to the whole conversation, you will only choose the part of the said conversation you'd like to listen to. But most of the time, selective listeners fail to adhere to the conversation. They often get lost along the way because of lack of information. They may have missed the most important detail in that conversation. Once again, listening can be ones hobby. It's similar to respect. As respect begets respect. If you listen well, they will listen to you back.

well i dont consider my self in a good listener because i dont have good hear ability

I am a very impatient man.I always barge in to speak during a conversation.Your discussion has come as an eye opener.I must change myself.Thanks.

Yup, I am a listener too! As you so aptly describe, if one sits quietly and listens they learn so much from the conversations of others! I actually teach 'active listening' in my mental health nursing course. To REALLY listen to someone when they speak is an art! There is so much that is going on underneath the heard part of the conversation!

I am a good listner the worst part is I petty every one. thats why the women of the whole area dont leave me alone......lol

I consider myself a great listener and a good shock absorber. :) Since I'm not a talker and more of a listener, I take pleasure in listening to people's views, opinions, rants, love stories, problems, etc. My friends find comfort in sharing just about anything with me, and I welcome them anytime. I don't like it when people refuse to listen and takes the stage when somebody is talking. Conversation manipulators can be a real pain sometimes.

i think i am a good listener and i am also interacting in a conversation. i listen to a conversation if their topic is not familiar to me and i tend to listen so that i will know and got some ideas about it. i interact or engage into conversation everytime i have some ideas about the topic their talking about and i just want to share my views and ideas about it.

Yes, I consider myself a good listener. Whenever I'm talking to my love, she usually does most of the talking. Also, I agree with you that you learn more by listening rather than talking. So it makes you smarter and wiser.

i dont think so...everytime i try my best to b a a gud listener but after some time i tend to loose interest,no matter how much interesting the topic is. some gimme sum tips to become a gud listener...

I have to say a good listener needs good listening skills. You can't only sit there listening without any response. Sometime you can express your idea at proper time so that the speaker know you are listening carefully. This is my experience. However, I admit listening sometimes is so tiring if he or she just talk about something you never are interested or even are very sick of. I just regard it as my training for patience. In reality I am very quiet. I have two close friends. I only talk to them often. We talk very happily coz we have so many in common. With them I never fear bothering them.

I used to be the listener for a good 15years of my life. I just sit there quiet , listening and accepting everything they say lol until i realized i have a voice. Thats when i learn to talk too much. Say opinions too much and just want to say whats on my mind most of the time. I dont just butt in to any conversation of course but i tend to be over opinionated i guess that i just keep talking:P

I usually just listen. In fact, half the time I dont talk much. But it depends. I dont pipe in mind you. I listen first then give advice, examples or try to help with suggestions. I wouldnt take control, ever. If I did its rare and on accident. I normally am a very good listener and then I do my best to help out. Although sometimes people just need someone to listen. I hope that those who do this for me will allow me to do it for them.

I'd like to think that I'm a better listener than a talker. I don't really talk much, I just share my two cents when I'm asked to. I don't like people who butt in on other people's conversation or those who seems to be a know-it-all and dominate a conversation so I try not to be one also. I love listening to other people telling their stories as I have come to find that I actually learn more by just listening and observing rather than talking.

though i'm abig chatter box ,but strangelu if i find something interesting i can be quiet for hrs.and listen to it ,speicially afriend in pain or my sisters any one,i'm consisdered as a very good friend by most of the people i know and i'm quite proud of it.

Yes, sure, of course, i am a good listener, and no one will deny.

i use to listen too when conversations starts up.. if i have a moment to say i just bump in even a short phrases... just to add up... and sometimes start a new topic out of it.. of course u might get something while listening coz their the ones sharing something and in the conversation there might a question u might ask with the speaker while their sharing...