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Dec 2023
18m 23s

How to become a really good Listener

Robin Kermode and Sian Hansen
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How to become a really good Listener.
We listen all the time, of course, but do we truly listen? Or do we just let things waft over us?  How important is active listening? And how can we learn to become really good listeners? 

Join Robin Kermode and Sian Hansen as they discuss these and other questions around the importance of listening well in another episode of this fun podcast series. 


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