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ACTIVE LISTENING is the ability to listen to the other person with complete attention and empathy.
People who are good listeners are more appreciated among their friends. They show helpfulness and closeness and generate trust and security feelings in their friends.
On the other hand, people who are not good listeners tend to cause more rejection among their friends. These people show distance and generate unpleasant feelings such as sadness, anger…
Below there are the major differences between the two types of listening.

Engagement:

- Active Listening: Involves actively participating in the conversation by providing feedback, asking questions, and showing interest in the speaker's message.
- Passive Listening: Involves simply receiving information without actively engaging with the speaker or providing any form of feedback.

Attention:

- Active Listening: Requires full attention and concentration on the speaker's message, including verbal and non-verbal cues.
- Passive Listening: May involve partial attention or distractions, with the listener not fully focused on the conversation.

Feedback:

- Active Listening: Involves providing verbal and non-verbal feedback to the speaker, such as nodding, paraphrasing, or asking clarifying questions, to demonstrate understanding and engagement.
- Passive Listening: Typically lacks feedback, as the listener remains silent and does not actively respond to the speaker's message.

Understanding:

- Active Listening: Focuses on understanding the speaker's message, intentions, and feelings, often through active engagement and empathy.
- Passive Listening: May result in limited understanding or misinterpretation of the speaker's message, as the listener may not fully process or engage with the information.

Communication Dynamics:

- Active Listening: Enhances communication dynamics by fostering a reciprocal exchange of ideas, promoting trust, and building stronger relationships between the listener and the speaker.
- Passive Listening: May lead to one-sided communication dynamics, with the listener passively receiving information without contributing to the conversation, potentially hindering effective communication and rapport.

Purpose:

- Active Listening: Often used in situations where understanding, problem-solving, or building relationships are the primary goals, such as in counseling sessions, negotiations, or team meetings.
- Passive Listening: May be sufficient for situations where simply receiving information without active engagement or feedback is all that is required, such as listening to a lecture or announcement.

Overall, active listening involves active engagement, attention, feedback, and understanding, while passive listening is more about simply receiving information without active participation or engagement with the speaker. Both listening styles have their place depending on the context and communication goals. However, active listening is generally considered more effective for building rapport, understanding, and meaningful communication.