feedback given to what’s being said or listened to. It requires very little effort other than hearing what is being said and even then, the passive listener can miss parts of the conversation because they aren’t fully paying attention.Typically, a passive listener won’t even nod his or her head in agreement, maintain eye contact, or give much of an indication that he or she is listening.
We tend to slip into passive listening quite often and in many instances, that’s fine. Passive listening is just fine for a wide variety of situations.
Think of it as perfectly suitable most of the time when you are in multi-task mode.A great example is what I am doing right now.
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