Listening school training courses in Chicago, IL (public, in-house or online)

It’s a myth that talking more gets us what we want. In most cases, less is more, i.e. less talking, more listening! Expressing our needs is only one part of communication. The other is understanding the others needs. Learn how to deepen your listening skills in order to get the most out of every relationship.

Why do we like talking to some people more than others? Because they are good listeners. If someone is a good listener we not only like them more, we think they understand us and our business. We all understand the basics of good listening. Good listening, in part, is just being courteous. However, it is requires more than just being quiet and paying attention, although those are aspects of being a good listener. Being a good listener is not a passive activity. It entails taking actions that wil...

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There is an expanding awareness in business of the value of good listening skills. To ignore this important tool in today`s competitive business environment can lead to costly errors, wasted time, an absence of teamwork, unsatisfactory service and misunderstandings at all levels. As the old saying goes, "It pays to listen."

Yet, despite its importance, listening is often at the bottom of the hierarchy of communication skills taught at the work place. Most people have far more t...

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No matter how good a song is or how accomplished the musicians playing it are, the wrong mix can leave an otherwise beautifully crafted song sounding unprofessional and unpolished. Critical Listening provides recording musicians and aspiring producers and engineers with a better sense of the mixing process, and develops the ability to hear and identify the key features of a well balanced, artful and professional-sounding mix.

Through weekly training drills, analysis of classic recordings,...

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Critical Listening 1, developed the ability to hear and identify the key features of a well balanced, artful, and professional-sounding mix. Critical Listening 2 continues this process of opening your ears to gain a heightened level of music listening and awareness, while expanding your production palette and vocabulary.

In this course, you’ll learn how to identify various instruments across different genres—such as classical, big band, world music, and electronicaâ€?as well as instr...

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