Helping to analyze the problem. Seven Laws of Better Listening from The Art of Listening 1. Let other people finish speaking. Resist the temptation to interrupt or anticipate what others will say. Listen even if you DO know what they will say.
Poor listeners talk too much.
But such anticipation is viewed more as interruption or arrogance than intelligence or understanding. To listen better, listen more - gag yourself. Listening sends the important message to the other person that he or she is worth listening to. A basic roadblock to listening is labeling a topic or person as uninteresting. If you believe some-thing to be dull and uninteresting, it will be.