Global Executive Presence is your personal calling card, your branding statement, the sum of who you are and what you bring to each interaction. People make decisions every day based on their perception of your attitude, your style and substance. In today’s diverse marketplace, that means having the ability to connect and communicate with people who often see the world differently than you do.
Mindful communication begins with active listening. But often it’s the unsaid that provides the most critical link to mutual understanding.
Intuitive listening means the ability to read between the lines, to pick up on the unspoken clues that hint at a larger story behind the words. By practicing the skill of intuitive listening, leaders can make better decisions, build stronger relationships and resolve problems more quickly.
Here are 7 ways to develop your own intuitive listening skills for positive results:
1) Remove or minimize distractions.
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I like research professor Brené Brown’s definition of authenticity:
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.”
In the context of public speaking, participants in my programs typically describe authentic speakers as “real,” “warm” and “comfortable in their own skin.” Indeed, most of us would agree that authenticity is an admirable trait of powerful presenters.
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