The knack
Listening is one of the most used but least taught skills.
Practice does make man perfect; rehearsal and training are a mandate for any
talent acquisition. Contrary to popular belief, listening is an active
phenomenon while hearing can be passive, inert and uninvolved. Hearing is
involuntary, reflex and a function of the ear and the auditory area of the
brain. Listening on the other hand requires conscious effort and cognitive
processes to relocate the listened material into the short-term memory store
and subsequently into the long-term memory stockpile. Learning to listen
amounts to be a gainful, wise and deliberate aptitude accrual.
