Active Listening Skills

noun a person who listens, especially in an attentive manner

• The speaker emphasized the importance of active listening skills in order to be an effective listener.
• I can tell she's a good listener because she always pays attention when I talk.
• She's a great listener, always there to lend an ear when you need it.
• The music spoke to the listener's soul, evoking deep emotions and memories.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to indicate whether a noun is specific or unspecific

• During the lecture, I could only listen with half an ear due to my headache.
• I was so tired that I could only listen with half an ear during the meeting.
• I was so zoned out that I could only listen with half an ear in class.
• She listened to her friend's complaints with half an ear, not fully paying attention.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing or set of things, such as 'mouth'

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as 'take'

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse, such as 'somebody'

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, such as 'out of'

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun, such as 'the'

• During the meeting, she was able to take the words out of his mouth by articulating her point clearly and concisely.
• I knew exactly what he was going to say next, so I took the words out of his mouth and finished his sentence for him.
• I totally took the words out of her mouth when I predicted what she was going to say before she could say it.
• His actions spoke louder than words, making it easy for me to take the words out of his mouth and understand his true intentions.

noun a word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• It is important to step into someone's shoes to understand their perspective before making a decision.
• Hey, why don't you try to step into his shoes and see things from his point of view?
• Dude, you gotta step into her shoes and see where she's coming from.
• Sometimes it's necessary to step into someone's shoes to truly empathize with their situation.