Active Listening Training - The secret of great communicators! - 3 hours

Active listening is the key to effective communication as it requires a real two-way exchange of information between two or more people. There is a big difference between "hearing" someone speak and "listening with intent", so once you start using the active listening techniques taught in this course you'll experience better results in your relationships both at home and in the workplace.

The PD Training Active Listening training course teaches you crucial skills like how to how to listen attentively, how to show real interest, how to understand what you’ve heard and how to respond appropriately. This course touches on body language as well as specific types of questioning techniques.  After learning and implementing these techniques you will become a more effective communicator in all situations.

PD Training's half-day Active Listening Training course is available now in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra,and Perth or can be customised and delivered at your chosen location.

Your Learning Outcomes

In this course participants will learn to:
  • Engage more effectively through actively listening
  • Understand the difference between ‘hearing’ and ‘listening’
  • Learn the techniques to listen actively
  • Increase their awareness of communication behaviours
  • Understand how emotions effect their ability to listen
  • Learn to paraphrase and restate for clarification
  • Be able to manage and encourage constructive collaboration

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Plus the workshops are always tailored to your current context

"Joseph was fantastic. Engaging and genuine. Thank you"

Kirana Training

 

"Everyone needs to do this. One of the best courses and trainers I have ever experienced."

-Department of Education

 

"Role play was a very important part."


-Gates Australia P/L


 

"The most useful part for me was learning how to speak to a customer, understanding how to solve their problem and the right questions to ask in order to get the information needed to help the customer. This course showed a few simple steps and procedures on how to accomplish that. I would definitely recommend to anyone!"


-Mount Druitt Ethnic Communities Agency


 

"It was particularly interesting about responding to customers emphatically, little things like including their name when you've asked them for it. Introducing yourself and so forth that I hadn't considered."

-Mount Druitt Ethnic Communities Agency
 


"The trainer provided me with some ideas that I can definitely use when working with the young adults I support."

"I found the course really informative and whilst it was only a 3 hour session."


-Wesley Mission Victoria


 

"The training pointed out things we take for granted that affect our effective listening skills."


-Speech Processing Solutions


 

"I really enjoyed the course and found the content really useful. I will try to put some of the techniques into practice."

"Great course and teacher. It is always good to learn/refresh theory and practice around effective communications techniques. One thing that I thought could have been added was empirical proof of the successes or failures around active listening. Joe did get us to do a couple of 'tricks', but hard data would have been nice at the beginning to anchor why the course is important."

-Department of Education NSW


 

"I like the active communication ways between the classes member and trainer as well as interesting activities thought the class."

Jen Retail Properties

 

"Very interesting, helpful, useful and informative. Thank you."

"I found the communication evolution tool the most useful part of the training. The level of specificity and accuracy which the results revealed about my own communication preferences and personality was eye opening! It was also really revealing in what it told me about my colleagues (some of which I've worked with for years). It will help me communicate and work effectively with a variety of my colleagues. I had all this light bulb moments, e.g. 'that's why this person communicates the way they do with me' or 'it's their personality...it's not me'. I will refer to the student manual regularly a long time after the course finished. The course material really resonated with me and I found the convenor very engaging and influential."

NSW Department of Education - Leadership and High Performance

 

As CEO I would note that the course content and trainer fully met my needs. I would certainly consider pd training for soft skills development of managers.

-Individual participant


I found the training day very helpful for bringing our team together. I feel sure that the non judgmental attitude and the positive energy of the trainer left the group thinking "it's ok to open up."

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Anne was a fantastic trainer, engaged the audience the whole day.

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Found the course and the presenter inspiring. Have used the skills learned to look at how I behave and communicate as well as listen to others within the workplace and home. Thanks.

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Great communication with all parties (both participant and HR) before and after the training. Reminder emails are a good tool. Our participant found the course very useful.

-Precision Electronic Technologies


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Learn Active Listening Training - The secret of great communicators! - 3 hours Now

 

Effective listening is actively absorbing the information given to you by a speaker and using specific techniques that show you are not only listening but keenly interested is what is being said, while also providing feedback to the speaker so that he or she knows the message was received.

 

This fun and interactive Active Listening Skills Training Program will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge that will transform your personal and professional interactions and lead to more rewarding and meaningful communication.

 

Course Outline for Active Listening Training - The secret of great communicators! - 3 hours

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Getting Started

  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Workshop Objectives
  • Action Plans

Topic 2

How Well Do You Actively Listen?

  • Group Activity

Topic 3

What Affects Listening?

  • What Affects Listening?
  • Things That Prevent Us From Listening
  • Listen – Really Listen – Using Minimal Encouragers
  • Why Use Minimal Encouragers?

Topic 4

Determine Your Communication Behaviours

  • REACH and Communication Styles
  • Step 1: Increase your awareness and adaptability
  • Step 2: Adapt your approach

Topic 5

Verbal Communication Skills

  • Listening and Hearing; They Aren’t The Same Thing
  • Focused Listening
  • Asking Questions
  • Open Questions
  • Closed Questions
  • Clarifying Questions
  • Body Language

Topic 6

High Emotion - Low Intelligence

  • How to Accurately Perceive Emotions
  • Use Emotions to Facilitate Thinking
  • Manage Emotions

Topic 7

Tips and Tricks to Manage a Brainstorming Environment

  • Tips and Tricks

Topic 8

Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise
  • Action Plans
 

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Download PDF Outline Duration: 0.5 Days

Plus you’ll also receive:

shield

Money Back
Guarantee

If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

profiles

REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

sick

Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

dashboard

Development
Dashboard

12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

Learn Active Listening Training - The secret of great communicators! - 3 hours Now

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At the completion of training participants are encouraged to create an action plan, and invite an accountability buddy via their Orgmenta App.

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Details:

  • Small classes, average 5 people, max 16
  • Lunch and refreshments included
  • Certificate of Completion (always available in the App)
  • Comprehensive courseware available in the App
  • Pay on Invoice or by Credit Card

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  • Phone: 1300 121 400
  • Email: enquiries@pdtraining.com.au

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Course Outline for Active Listening Training - The secret of great communicators! - 3 hours

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Getting Started

  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Workshop Objectives
  • Action Plans

Topic 2

How Well Do You Actively Listen?

  • Group Activity

Topic 3

What Affects Listening?

  • What Affects Listening?
  • Things That Prevent Us From Listening
  • Listen – Really Listen – Using Minimal Encouragers
  • Why Use Minimal Encouragers?

Topic 4

Determine Your Communication Behaviours

  • REACH and Communication Styles
  • Step 1: Increase your awareness and adaptability
  • Step 2: Adapt your approach

Topic 5

Verbal Communication Skills

  • Listening and Hearing; They Aren’t The Same Thing
  • Focused Listening
  • Asking Questions
  • Open Questions
  • Closed Questions
  • Clarifying Questions
  • Body Language

Topic 6

High Emotion - Low Intelligence

  • How to Accurately Perceive Emotions
  • Use Emotions to Facilitate Thinking
  • Manage Emotions

Topic 7

Tips and Tricks to Manage a Brainstorming Environment

  • Tips and Tricks

Topic 8

Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise
  • Action Plans
 

When you book a Public Class with PD Training you can expect:

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An outstanding trainer

On average PDT trainers have 15 years industry experience and 7 years training experience.

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We always tailor activities and scenarios to be relevant to you.

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In-House and Public Class participants are welcome to join a public class in the same topic for 12 months.

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