5 ways to listen better | Julian Treasure | TED

www.ted.com In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world around you.
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[@ASLTeachingResources]

Sometimes our biggest noise comes from the conversations in our head of what we want to say while pretending to listen to the other person that is talking to us.

[@latinogonzalezvlogs923]

Very try it's like your just waiting for the other person to finish not regarding to they are trying to communicate so you get a have to be hear because everyone wants to be heard and not hear others

[@Odderek]

SignBabySign.org Yeah I do that often so I miss things, even names, because I'm so focused on formulating my response while they're still talking! Crazy...

[@larrytate1657]

Cause you think you need to talk when u don't.

[@moonadmiresyou1660]

Literally agree with u

[@karimgro2757]

"The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply."

[@nazimazis9538]

TED makes me believe that are people that actually care for our future in humanity.

[@larrytate1657]

Yeah too bad it's not true right.

[@fitrikarima4301]

+Nazim Azis yes they are exist.

[@JD..........]

Your reality reflects what you focus on. Watch fox news every day and you will inhabit a dangerous and hostile world. Watch TED each day and you will live in a place of progress and mutual growth.

[@robertberishaa]

+Nazim Azis TED IS FUCKING GAY. My professor is making me watch this stupid video. I hate myself and him for it.

[@jet.f]

+RubaBeri Gay or not, it sounds more intelligent than your comment and your brain. Please don't make stupidity of yourself.

[@osmanhaziz]

5 Exercises to improve listening; 1. Silence. Three minutes a day of silence. Reset and recallibrate and allow yourself to hear the silence again. 2. The Mixer. In noisy environments, listen and try to figure out how many channels you can hear. How many individual channels you are listening to. 3. Savoring. Learn to enjoy mundane sounds (tumble dryer, coffee machine). The "hidden choir". 4. Listening positions. You can move your listening position to what's appropriate to what you're listening to. 5. RASA. Receive- pay attention to the person Appreciate- Make little noises like "hmm" "OK" Summarize- Use the word "so" Ask- Ask questions afterwards

[@yaelhernandez5803]

Thank you I like having a visual

[@philosophicalchemy]

Wow man great information. I just finished watching a video where the speaker named those same exercises .

[@jasper5902]

I dont quite get listening positions though. Like what?

[@chandinibaljor9251]

Thanks bro, you just helped me summarize this video.

[@hellomynameisEJ]

I love you.

[@SuccessResourcesAustralia]

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." - Bryant H. McGill

[@ryansmith9688]

I'm so finding a reference for this and using this in my assignment about intensive interaction and communication. Thanks!

[@ryansmith9688]

I found and referenced it for those interested. (Harvard referencing) Bryant McGill (2012). Voice of Reason: Speaking to the Great and Good Spirit of Revolution of Mind. FL: Paper Lyon Publishing . p5.

[@baxkill]

You are a gentlemen and a scholar

[@wuyongqi1549]

I agree. Listening is definitely a great way of showing respect.

[@onaiprevol6310]

Great Quote

[@shashankgogoi5871]

This guy has done two talks. One on how to talk so others listen. And one on how to listen. Guess which one has more views? Listening is truly a scarce trait.

[@katisingh]

+Shashank Gogoi so true, so true. Everyone wants to be the commander of the room.

[@AnantMall]

+Shashank Gogoi -That's a sobering realisation.Thanks!

[@VengeanceBG]

3 years in favour of the listening and still 5 times less views.

[@rlucenio1995]

I much prefer this video

[@Kiwinnit]

yeah but it is because our society requires people to be outgoing to be successful. It is logical.

[@briansmobile1]

I hear you man. I hear ya.

[@ruanjaycorreche1926]

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[@shirley2728]

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[@user-vy1rs1gm5z]

4:10 1. Silence 4:25 2. Mixer 4:53 3. Savoring 5:34 4. Listenin position 5:59 5. RASA Thank you for the good vid😊

[@bballer123ification]

Starting from 4:05; 5 Exerciseces to improve listening skills 1. Silence 2. Mixer 3. Savereing: Enjoy mundane sounds. 4. Move throughout listening positions 5. Acronym (Receive, Appreciate, Summarize, Ask)

[@ReneeH]

Thank you for summarizing!

[@jamesyuan902]

thank you for summarizing!

[@linirastogi9917]

Thank-you for summarizing

[@darshnikdeep4650]

Thnx jimmy

[@Bitixz]

I dont get mixer

[@nurulamni7236]

For all my life i wanted to be a better listener that is why i searched in youtube "How to be a good listener". Listeners basically know most of the things that other people don't, and Julian has beautifully explained why. Listeners are connected with both the physical world and time, since sound is reflected in a medium, thus we can predict the space, and sound disappears through time. According to Julian, there are exercises to improve the listening skills. 1. Silence. Three minutes of silence a day can reset our ears and to re-calibrate. In another words, it is an a very good training to make our ears and brain neutral from any dirt thus I believe will also improve mood. 2. The mixer. In a very noisy situation, observe carefully how many channels of sound can we hear. It's a great exercise to determine the quality of our listening. 3. Savoring. it's about enjoying mundane sound. Mundane sounds are everywhere around us that could be a washing machine, dryer, rotating fan, distant television sound and etc. 4. Listening positions. 5. An acronym. Taken from Sanskrit word 'RASA' which means 'Essence' or 'juice'; R=Receive A=Appreciate S=Summarise A=Ask I don't write this to expect people would read or listen, I just write this for a reminder for myself and to write back the essential lessons I learned from Julian.

[@raquelgutierrez1271]

Nurul Amni I am going to use this before I get to Higj School, thanks for this!

[@ishikachakraborty4019]

I don't usually write back to people who do these summaries in the comment section, but there's a first for every thing. So, thank you for doing this.

[@vincentv38]

I use to make notes in a copy while watching informative TEDx Talks. Your way is also good. :)

[@noraajoelnico7605]

I don’t think any other hacker can be compare to *hacker_storm600* on Instagram He’s far more reliable and they deliver more faster than any other one I’ve ever seen Also affordable for the average person 🙏🙏🙏...that makes him stand out 100%✅

[@deliamaecenia3701]

Can I copy this? This is amazing!

[@mandykirsopp]

I loved this presentation - the presenter is clearly someone who cares about people, connections and helping making the world a calmer, gentler and more thoughtful place.

[@igurijatana777]

yes u r right bby

[@sebastiaandemeersman287]

I totally agree with you, listening is one of the most important things in the world. When you listen, you show indirectly respect, and respecting each other makes a better world.

[@matthewsjardine]

This video teaches possibly the most important skill anyone could possess. Listening is the key to understanding, and understanding is the key to knowledge and unity. A special thanks to TED and to Julian Treasure.

[@ganeshvinayagam9021]

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[@asapgoms3710]

*Screenshot*

[@martaviuscthompson9360]

I thought I was the only one that found joy at listening to things that may just sound like noise like a clothes dryer or the movement of traffic. The idea of noise, both audio and visual is key to understanding how to filter appropriate and meaningful information. I believe that the world needs better listeners! When we listen to understand, and not to respond, we can all live a little better! Thanks Mr. Treasure and thanks TED!

[@boomish69]

"Every Human being needs to listen consciously in order to live fully.." I love this..saw this video 5 years ago and it never gets old.

[@8maxthemax8]

This guy is a great orator!!

[@marlenedantasdecarvalho683]

Ah Questions

[@jimenama.lucelq.8713]

I can't believe that this was posted 9 years ago, and now I'm here for an assignment. Anyway, great talk!

[@btashinga.m]

If we can teach listening in our schools, we can change the world in the long run. Great point!

[@JanKatrinaGuanzon]

I love this talk, practical yet deep. Most people are in range because they feel unheard. We need to listen. Listening is an act of kindness and Love. 💙

[@OhwellNoelle]

watching this because of my college communications class and I truly think that this is something everyone should hear!

[@michaelthorpe7745]

I have believed, since I was young that listening (really listening) is truly important and yet I am terrible at listening and, I have to be honest, have done nothing about it. I am so glad I have come across this and thank you Mr Treasure you are.

[@justarandomthought333]

I never been so engrossed in someone talking....I wish I had teachers like this when I was in school.

[@begumercemal7204]

What an honest and sobering talk about life. Fascinating information that makes complete sense. Listening is really important for our life.

[@zenawithaz9810]

I wish I had come across this video when I was younger, I always felt something was off about me turns out I have unconsciously poor listening abilities. Now I'm conscious about it, I wanna immidately work on it.

[@funtalk9253]

I completely agree! Great talk and I`m all for listening being taught in schools! Seek first to understand as opposed to being understood...this only happens through listening, and through listening we understand, through understanding we learn, and through learning we grow and ultimately become better individuals and a better society.

[@giridharansuriya5476]

Yes very true we are losing our listening , this fact is acknowledged by everyone . This TED x talk has given insight about conscious listening , ways of improving it . Real treasure - if everyone listens to self & others , it will really transform & give solution to all our daily & worldly problems .

[@1mincoach364]

Love this topic. "If you are thinking of what to say next you are not listening, you are just thinking of what to say next" is one of my favourite coaching tools.

[@alyahuwaida2935]

After watching this video, I agree that someone's listening skill is something we need to appreciate. Although listening feels easy, being able to focus on what the other person is saying or just hearing the voices of the environment around us is not a simple matter. As Julian said "conscious listening creates understanding" makes me believe that listening can prevent bad things from happening. Believe it or not, by listening we can become more patient and less selfish people.

[@Ms40Watts]

Listening also means feeling cared for and feeling loved. Without such then an individual slowly begins to die from within.

[@daisy-fb5jc]

Consciously aware of my decreasing listening abilities. It's so important to listen well to show respect and care for others. Glad to see this. Hope we can have better communication.

[@jennyzhong5233]

Listening is important both academically and in everyday life. For academics, listening carefully helps me to learn more efficiently and succeed in college. In everyday life, listening promotes understanding among people. I totally agree with this lecture!

[@ShineSun]

Your words are music to my ears. Such a nice talk!

[@tchuribei5466]

The thing about losing our listening is so true. This is exactly Georg Simmel's approach to life in the city. We have too many stimuli around us that we can't focus on so instead of trying to listen, see or even acknowledge everything we end up doing the opposite. We are gradually becoming more indifferent to everything around us. I mean even the news, with tragedies happening all the time the feeling of empathy is fading away.

[@aishanoor3955]

Julian is a genius, very articulate, he pointed out the big hurdles in speaking effectively and listening attentively. ..well done

[@alyssakoon]

I love this speech. I never really payed close attention to how many noises go on at once or around me at one time.

[@tashikayellorday1017]

Having good listening skills is very important for teachers to develop empathy and understanding with the students, negotiating with students and defusing any potential classroom conflicts. Paying attention, showing that you're paying attention restating and using a nonjudgmental approach allows for active listening skills. The 5 ways of listening that were provided here are very beneficial.

[@caijoe7820]

Great talk, it is definitely important for us to improve the listening skills as a student, and more importantly, as a friend to others.

[@bonniebina5516]

I am currently teaching Critical Thinking to students in allied health programs. I am anxious to share this talk with my students! Thank you TED and Julian Treasure.

[@zuyijwu9990]

It's definitely a great lecture. Julian reminds us that we should be a patient listener to our surrounding people.

[@jethrotv4108]

Gosh, i love this man.

[@eddie68944]

Has any one of you noticed how clearly he tslked. Every word is understood of one actually listened. This video is a test of one's listening skills itself.

[@samuelmadsen]

I think this is one of the better TED talks. I know from my own experience that what he talks about here with silence and differentiated listening is improving not only my listening per se but the quality of my life - it simply makes me rest more as a person, and I believe that I become a better friend because of it. That being said I am still not good at it but I know that when I am working with my listening I feel better.

[@MrDaftice]

I discovered this talk or speech in a song (Naxxos - Anyama), watched it now in full lenght and I just wanted to say thank you, Julian Treasure! This is so important for the world and I give my best to spread the message - thank you, thank you, thank you

[@timfan2810]

The issue is how to get those that don't listen to listen to this session. Most viewers of TED are competent listeners I would think.

[@rickspyder6159]

FANTASTIC idea I'm a musician and i will forever hear the world in a new way

[@zee3peo]

Being unafraid of silence is the key to listening. Our world is noisy, however, solitude is whispering to those who hear it and know themselves. This is a great talk and I am interested.

[@rann3317]

It is important to be a skilled listener because we need to learn knowledge from the lecture and we need to know what others are telling us during chatting. It is important to practice distinguishing pausing, intonation, volume and transition words of the sounds. This helps us to judge which part of the information is important and helps us to figure out the main ideas.

[@911Salvage]

He has British accent, so everything he said must be true.

[@champ10ns08]

+Mouldy CPU Sorry, Mouldy CPU, but he has an English accent, so everything he said *is* true ;)

[@najiibxashi946]

Mouldy CPU good nice

[@owentomos2306]

Within Britain there are scores of different accents, depending on where you live. Furthermore some regions have more than one official language.

[@shawdo_yt]

But what happens when you are only able to listen all the time without giving the chance to be listened ? I've always been frustrated by how people always cut me off when i want to share my point, especially in group conversations.

[@onaiprevol6310]

They are just not a good listeners, you can find a better listener to discuss with or you can try to improve your speaking style to get people to listen

[@saraa8661]

Tell me about it. I always to shut them up to talk but now those people are getting better at listening.

[@MonikaMonikaaD]

There are ways to do that. It's perfectly possible. And it's a great thing that u have the skill of listening

[@hurryslow1]

Your talks are truly amazing and life changing. Thank you

[@GIDLE_Neverland22]

Many years later and this is still very true.

[@SoFkwHat]

The beauty of listening to the world around us is that it takes you away from the incessant chatter of your thoughts, try it.

[@Omprakash-qs7gj]

nice sir I like it

[@lifelessons1594]

Communication is about human connection. Being able to communicate effectively is one of the best life habits. Good listening is among the most important principles of great communication. It is common for most people to listen not with the intent of understanding, but with the intent of replying. Listening with the intent to understand is to fully understand that person intellectually and emotionally. You ensure that you understand by repeating back to them what they said and mirroring their emotions. By doing so, you help them structure their own thoughts and feelings. This type of listening can lead to truly open and trusting communication.

[@vipervimal4344]

nicely put!

[@1stNightingale]

I have been saying and doing this for years but he summarised it beautifully.

[@froggenchen7761]

Sonority of voice is equal to the time and meaning in our conversation. Definitely agree with that.

[@lvelling13]

Such a meaningful topic! Thank you, Julian Treasure. "Conscious listening creates understanding." An invaluable reminder. Your advice and RASA so resonate with the practice of Relational Presence, as developed and expanded in Speaking Circles and into our lives, around the world. Wow!

[@cosmicowll]

i'm guilty of spending most of my time contemplating and formulating responses in my head rather than listening to the other person during a conversation. the pressure of avoiding silence is too great for me (it's known to be a conversational killer in my experience) even though i know silence is something valuable when you utilize it well. so you start creating responses in your head, but by the time you think of something interesting to reply with, you realize you missed a good portion of what the person just said. the problem is, to maintain a rich conversation you need listening skills, but also speaking skills and i usually fall short of one or the other (sometimes both) i can never seem to find success in both at the same time.

[@uritibon17]

I think that people would appreciate you more for your listening than your "killer punchlines" and would in the end want to listen to you in return - making your (so you say) lack of cpnversational skills irrelevant or negligeble. If they don't want to listen to you in return then you can just not hang out with them. It's probably their loss. :)

[@user-fs5fc1vv7y]

+cosmicowll i know what you mean, but if you listen conciously most of the time the reply will come natural. basically by listening carefully to another person you are able to see the what the person is saying from his/her point of view which will give a natural reply

[@SoFkwHat]

LarsManden More than anything else most people just want someone to listen to them.

[@zes3813]

wrg,idts

[@SoFkwHat]

Jim Hanks wung dung

[@kalie822]

What stood out to me specifically was how it is hard for us to pay attention to quiet. I find that to be especially true in everyday life, and I can think of times recently when this has been true for me. It makes me think of how people today are uncomfortable with the idea of quiet and meditation. I fully intend to attempt to try the exercises mentioned in the video. Many of them reminded me of a mindfulness activity from my English class where we had to pay deep attention to one sense per day.

[@mattcoppins9344]

Thank you. You have just articulated, for me, a pillar of conscientiousness.

[@anika5360]

amazing ted talk wow

[@moonadmiresyou1660]

great talk. Also i'd love how the way he spoke. I really want to speak like him so bad.

[@JeanLucMcKenzie]

This is one of the best resource I have come across online. These are life changing speeches from the TED Community. I am a fan and a subscriber now, just awesome!

[@0arofik]

The last name of this man is the clue, it's an actual treasure to listen and learn from such a good speech :)

[@KutadguB]

this guy is amazing, i wish he was my friend.

[@nicholasusansky9073]

he is your friend!

[@mrfio9921]

we watched this at school

[@MasterfulResultsCoaching]

Watching this video has been a wonderful experience for me. I enjoyed all aspects of it and i particularly liked that you summarized the act of listening into those 4 steps : Receive, appreciate, summarize, ask. I sincerely hope you keep uploading more videos like this one.

[@GOWRISANKARAS]

great point on schools not teaching how to listen. once you start listening, studying and learning become implicit. RASA! what an acronym to coin. thanks for sharing, Julian

[@steatlthyfolf]

Julian Treasure is an amazing human being! I really want to go see one of his talks.

[@jaxonwright4114]

Dawg I’m only here for English homework

[@meripu1125]

same

[@MrMinecraftmasters12]

same borthr

[@Zielendief]

Same bro~

[@jackcliffe6040]

same XD

[@emipexu2779]

same

[@theswcoaching]

This is a subject I care a lot about. Active listening and deep listening are skills worth mastering. I love the 5 exercises you share.

[@johncook8154]

Thank you Julian I will watch this more than once. I believe it will be very helpful in my relationships and my world. The birds and waterfall example was an awareness opener.Such a cornucopia here. Thank you again.

[@clayman648]

I WANT TO LISTEN!

[@sistasunshinesmith8149]

God is speaking & listening...be still with an open heart...I pray we have ears to hear = Meditate on Peace = Healing = Life Re-imagined = Hallelujah! = Book of John chapter 17

[@ahmedalyaf3i]

i love watching this i watch it once every week

[@tombradford7035]

The tumble dryer is a waltz...

[@summerdholling6474]

I LOVE this guy! is there a way I can follow him specifically and not just the ted videos?

[@maryamjimoh8617]

this is beautiful..... when we listen better we get a better world

[@koce1328]

absolutely love this speach! Outstanding job!

[@GeniusOnHisWay]

That dude is fucking genius

[@Gio-vf1zf]

+GeniusOnHisWay The next Lex Luther

[@Itamar2002xd]

Giovanni Masi omg my exact thinking

[@darkmaddness1]

4:10 is where he starts the how to improve listening.. fyi

[@MarelisaFabrega]

One of the mindfulness exercises I practice is one of the things Julian Treasure recommends in this great talk: stop and try to identify all of the sounds that are surrounding you right now. Listen to each one individually.

[@anjali28897]

Love the way he talks and the simple steps he suggested to listen better!

[@hungpvc]

Thank ted!

[@hungpvc]

Fireworks

[@hungpvc]

Nice!

[@chriszh9468]

Listening is so important because we simply need to understand others. The listening methods in this video is helpful.

[@heather1585]

This video is really a treasure. I'm so glad that we have access to this kind of content.

[@hungpvc]

Like ted!👏

[@Gio-vf1zf]

I'm talking to 4 girls now and when they call me all they do is vent about work and family issues. So i take a pad and write everything down. So a few weeks later i go back to my notes and tell them, "oh remember last month when you told me this and that", they say: "oh my God you remembered that???" I say: "Yeah I have a LPM, listen perfect memory"

[@yukito4200]

+Giovanni Masi Creepy. I'm gonna try it

[@EpicBunty]

+Giovanni Masi lol bro girls love that cos then they think that you are actually listening to everything they say!

[@SoFkwHat]

竜魔樹忍 I think I'd leave out the LPM part and just say " Yes it was interesting ".

[@xxxXLopesXxxx]

It's a great technique although I hadn't seen it used for interpersonal relationships. I'll try that thanks.

[@hubertinnovationdingo9708]

You gotta be quiet desperate to waste that much time. Makes me laugh. Buddy, the most important person in YOUR life is YOU

[@afsahfarooq710]

I greed, a world where none is listening to no one is a scary place to be in human to human relationships needs understanding the other persons view point and well wishing and it all starts with listening but before making people listen we need to learn how to talk.so that people will listen. I started making a prayer for this person from the moments i heard him for the first time what a way of speaking.

[@nickogovera9298]

Never used to pay attention but now I can be better feel like I have been healed great talk

[@hungpvc]

Ted number one!👏👏👏

[@hungpvc]

Fireworks

[@drobin74]

Thank you for reminding me to listen. Something I was taught by my kung fu master.

[@vyzzkid]

This was beautiful to listen to. A great Orator. And was a treat to listen. Thank you and god bless.

[@khinhtethtetlwin714]

I clapped out loud even though i was watching this through the screen. Such an inspiring talk! ~

[@andrewgoh2630]

I love the mundane noises my parents made when they arguing about their marriage.

[@felixllayquiorosco5866]

mis saludos , como afecta este sonido a la mente ho al cerebro para que obedesca yo deseo saber mas la frecuencias saludos desde cusco peru felic

[@b4aftrenglish685]

You have all my respect for this lesson; thank you.

[@relaxwithme__]

Julian, you are incredible. thank you for this.

[@97Wolfgamer]

It is definitely getting harder to communicate with our listening skills. Especially because majority of the human race including myself text, listen to music and lack in socializing.

[@hungpvc]

Ted talk king englig!

[@majed89]

I only found out about this page yesterday and i've learned so much so far :) thank you!

[@travelanddo]

Great inspiring speech. Gratitude!

[@arthmler]

That seemed interesting. I wish I had payed attention.