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Stop what you are doing and listen to someone.
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Organize a party and play listening games.
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Send a card/letter/email thanking someone who
listened to you.
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Start a family tradition of “listening Time.”
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Develop your definition of listening.
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Listen to a book on tape with someone else.
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Learn something new about listening such as,
reading a book or taking a class.
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Educators can teach students about the
different types of listening and play listening comprehension games.
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Counselors can teach and encourage the use of
reflective listening.
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Visit with an elderly person and just listen
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Visit with a child and just listen
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Give “Good Listening” awards to anyone in your
community who consistently listens well.
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Memorize texts, proverbs, or sayings on
listening.
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Write a poem, song or letter about listening.
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Compliment someone’s attentive listening
habits.
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Commit to improving your listening skills.
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Share your plans to improve your listening
skills with someone.
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Reflect on your listening attitude toward
people who belong to different cultures.
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Make a list of your positive listening habits
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Be a listening role model
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Serve someone by just listening without an
agenda.
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Create a positive listening environment in
your workplace, home and social settings.
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Commit to actively embrace listening as an
integral part of your leadership style
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Tell at least 16 people about I Love to
Listen Day – May 16.