Tips and Truisms: Listening for Graphic Recording or Visual Note-Taking « Sunni Brown / BrightSpot.
Listening Truisms:
- In all probability, humans will never write as fast as we talk.
- Listening is not an automatic pilot. It is a conscious decision that you make.
- Listening is like any other exercise – you have to develop “muscles”. And even when you’re really muscular, you still have to warm-up.
- Listening requires being OPEN, so emotions cloud pure listening.
- If you listen without diluting the experience with your own emotional responses, you LEARN more.
- It is worth it to learn to listen.
Janet, thanks for spreading the word about my listening tips. It took me a while to compose them and was immensely helpful for me to articulate what I know. I hope your readers find them helpful, too.
Sunni