Active Listening Training - The Secret of Great Communicators!

Active listening is the key to effective communication and communication is the key to success.

The PD Training Active Listening training course teaches you how to listen attentively, understand what you’ve heard and how to respond appropriately. Using these techniques you will become a more effective communicator in all situations.

This professional development training course is available now in Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington.

Please click on the Public Class tab below to view our Active Listening Training course schedule by city or click the In-House Training tab to receive a free quote for courses delivered at your preferred location.

Your Learning Outcomes

In this course participants will:

  • Engage more effectively through active listening
  • Understand the difference between ‘hearing’ and ‘listening’
  • Learn the techniques to listen proactively
  • Increase their awareness of communication behaviours
  • Understand how emotions effect their ability to listen
  • Learn to paraphrase and restate for clarification
  • Be able to manage and encourage constructive collaboration
Duration: 0.5 day course Live Online Experts



Reviews

Active Listening Training - The Secret of Great Communicators! Reviews:

"This was my first time having one-on-one training, and the impact and usefulness is about 1000% better than group training!!"

Creative New Zealand

"Siobhan was an excellent facilitator and I would definitely do a training course run by her again."

"Excellent facilitator, highly recommend my colleagues attend this training opportunity. I felt I got a lot out of the 3 hour session and continue to practise what I learnt."

"A worth while course for all."

City of Greater Geelong

 

As CEO I would note that the course content and trainer fully met my neeeds. I would certainly consider pd training for soft skills development of managers.
Individual participant
I found the training day very helpful for bringing our team together. I feel sure that the non judgmental attitude and the positive energy of the trainer energy left the group thinking "it's ok to open up."
Individual participant
One of the best training courses I have attended.
The Forrest Centre – Wedding Reception Centre
Anne was a fantastic trainer, engaged the audience the whole day.
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals
Found the course and the presenter inspiring. Have used the skills learned to look at how I behave and communicate as well as listen to others within the workplace and home. Thanks.
Barwon Water
Great communication with all parties (both participant and HR) before and after the training. Reminder emails are a good tool. Our participant found the course very useful.
Precision Electronic Technologies



Download Course Outline (PDF)

Effective listening requires you to actively be absorbing the information given to you by a speaker, showing that you are listening and interested and providing feedback to the speaker so that he or she knows the message was properly received.  

This fun and interactive Active Listening Skills Training Program will provide practical skills and knowledge that you will transform your personal and professional interactions and lead to more rewarding and meaningful communication. 

Course Outline for Active Listening Training - The Secret of Great Communicators!

See the Live Online tab for the course outline for the live online course

Topic 1
Getting Started
  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Workshop Objectives
  • Action Plans
Topic 2
How Well Do You Actively Listen?
  • Group Activity
Topic 3
What Affects Listening?
  • What Affects Listening?
  • Things That Prevent Us From Listening
  • Listen – Really Listen – Using Minimal Encouragers
  • Why Use Minimal Encouragers?
Topic 4
Determine Your Communication Behaviours
  • REACH and Communication Styles
  • Step 1: Increase your awareness and adaptability
  • Step 2: Adapt your approach
Topic 5
Verbal Communication Skills
  • Listening and Hearing; They Aren’t The Same Thing
  • Focused Listening
  • Asking Questions
  • Open Questions
  • Closed Questions
  • Clarifying Questions
  • Body Language
Topic 6
High Emotion - Low Intelligence
  • How to Accurately Perceive Emotions
  • Use Emotions to Facilitate Thinking
  • Manage Emotions
Topic 7
Tips and Tricks to Manage a Brainstorming Environment
  • Tips and Tricks
Topic 8
Wrapping Up
  • Words from the Wise
  • Action Plans
 

In-House Training - We’ll focus on what matters most to you and tailor to your context


Face-to-Face, Live Online, or Hybrid Class Tailored to Your Needs

When you want a tailored learning experience targeting exactly what you want without bringing everyone physically together, the best choice is a Live Online Class run by PDT.

We tailor the content and activities to be specific to your current needs and the needs of the people and run the course in our usual activity-based workshop style training, however, the participants can all be offsite, or some can be in the room with others offsite.

Unless you have a preferred tools we use 'Zoom for Education' that includes enhanced collaboration features such as One-click content sharing, real-time co-annotation (people can work together in activity files), and digital whiteboarding, we also include things like live polls and group chats so you virtually have the same collaborative learning experience of attending a course in a room with other people.

live online & hybrid

We have delivered these 100's (if not 1000's) of times, and get great outcomes. We achieve great outcomes because we keep our learner centric approach - just because it’s delivered through a screen to some or all participants doesn’t mean it needs to be less tailored or less personalised.

You still have an expert trainer who talks to you prior to the session and tailors the delivery to use your terminology, ensure activities are relevant and directly applicable and ensures an engaging learning experience that provide people with skills and techniques they can apply the very next day.

A hybrid class is with some people connecting online, and some people physically together in the same room.

Live Online Participant Feedback:

90% Overall Trainer Rating

88% Delivery was Adapted to me Personally

75% I Would Recommend this Course to Someone Else

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What are people going to do differently?

At the completion of training participants are encouraged to create an action plan, and invite an accountability buddy via their Orgmenta App.

In your Training Management Centre you have transparency to the action plans so you can see what people are going to do differently.

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More than just a training provider - we are your Learning and Development Partner, we look forward to working with you, talk to one of our friendly expert consultants today.

Upcoming Live Online Classes

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Course Outline for Active Listening Training - The secret of great communicators! - 3hours

Topic 1
Getting Started
  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Workshop Objectives
  • Action Plans
Topic 2
How Well Do You Actively Listen?
  • Group Activity
Topic 3
What Affects Listening?
  • What Affects Listening?
  • Things That Prevent Us From Listening
  • Listen – Really Listen – Using Minimal Encouragers
  • Why Use Minimal Encouragers?
Topic 4
Determine Your Communication Behaviours
  • REACH and Communication Styles
  • Step 1: Increase your awareness and adaptability
  • Step 2: Adapt your approach
Topic 5
Verbal Communication Skills
  • Listening and Hearing; They Aren’t The Same Thing
  • Focused Listening
  • Asking Questions
  • Open Questions
  • Closed Questions
  • Clarifying Questions
  • Body Language
Topic 6
High Emotion - Low Intelligence
  • How to Accurately Perceive Emotions
  • Use Emotions to Facilitate Thinking
  • Manage Emotions
Topic 7
Tips and Tricks to Manage a Brainstorming Environment
  • Tips and Tricks
Topic 8
Wrapping Up
  • Words from the Wise
  • Action Plans
 

Details:

  • Small classes, average 5 people, max 16
  • Certificate of Completion (always available in the App)
  • Comprehensive courseware available in the App
  • Live online interactive session with an expert trainer
  • Prices excl. GST

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you to a $100 discount on an
in-person public class.
(Discount valid for 18 months)

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We always tailor activities and scenarios to be relevant to you.

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100% Transfer Policy

If an unforseen event prevents public class attendance, no problem. Transfer to new person, course, date or city.

Refresher course

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In-House and Public Class participants are welcome to join a public class in the same topic for 12 months.

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