

1.Have inviting body language. Inviting body language means positioning yourself in a way that makes it inviting and easier for people to come talk to you. This means facing the person who is speaking to you and standing with an open posture with your arms at your side for example, rather than crossing your arms in front of your chest. Crossing your arms in from of your chest might imply that you don’t want to have a conversation. Or, if you are in the middle of a conversation and you keep yawning and looking around as someone is talking to you, they might assume that you aren’t listening and don’t care what they have to say.

  • Raising your eyebrows every once in while.
  • Moving slightly closer toward the person speaking to you.
  • Smiling and laughing when it is appropriate.
  • Tilting your head when hearing new or interesting information.

2.Keep eye contact. In Western culture, making eye contact is a non-verbal way of letting someone know that they have your attention and respect — two important factors involved in having a productive conversation. Making and keeping eye contact lets the other person know that they can proceed with what they want to say, knowing that you are ready to listen.



4.Take note of the speaker’s body language. Someone’s body language can communicate a lot more than the actual words they are saying. For example, if your partner keeps looking down at the floor, that might be an indication that they are shy, embarrassed, or sad.

Since words only convey a fraction of the message, “listening” to body language cues can help you further understand what the speaker is trying to communicate besides what their words convey.

5.Listen with the intent to learn. Some people focus on how they are going to reply when someone is talking to them, rather than absorbing and understanding what their partner is trying to communicate. That isn’t a habit of someone who is a good listener. Instead of thinking of your response, try to fully absorb what your partner is trying to say to you, and view every conversation you have as a learning opportunity.



  • If someone seems to be really struggling to figure out what to do, and you have a suggestion that you think might genuinely help them, you should at least get the speaker’s permission and ask something like, “I might have an idea about how you can handle that. Do you want to hear it?”

7.Remember to use an active-listening attitude. Using an active-listening attitude can help reinforce positive listening practices and encourage respectful listening tendencies. Exercising an active-listening attitude means:

  • Acknowledging that listening is just as important speaking in a conversation. Hearing what somebody has to say to is is equally important as voicing your opinion to them.



All the best my dear users-  U-Dictionary 

So, stay tuned and share U-Dictionary app ( with your friends & family so that you can get more useful English Learning articles.