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

PDT Training specialise in:

Live Online

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Hybrid

Plus the workshops are always tailored to your current context

"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

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12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

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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. 

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

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

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

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
 

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Plus you’ll also receive:

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Money Back
Guarantee

If you’re not happy with the outcomes from
the course we offer a money back guarantee

profiles

REACH
Profiles

For every participant
valued at $199 each

sick

Sick Day
Safety Net

No one left behind
with our 1/2 price re-run promise

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Development
Dashboard

12-months access to the unique REACH Future Proofing Personal Development Dashboard with personally curated learning to develop agility to adapt to different people tasks and situations.

Learn Active Listening Training - The Secret of Great Communicators! Now

We create training that meets your needs.

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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.

Want to get clear on impacts and measure success? We support you.

Our systems and people make it easy to identify how you’ll be able to measure impacts and then report on the success in the weeks or months after training.

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It’s surprisingly easy to make it so that your system can automatically be up to date with all the training record details you need.

More than just a training provider - we are your learning and development partner.

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Details:

  • Small classes, average 5 people, max 16
  • Certificate of Completion (always available in the App)
  • Comprehensive courseware available in the App

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Upcoming Live Classes

Live Online

3-hour course

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pacific/Auckland

$480.00

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

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

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
 

When you book a Public Class with PD Training you can expect:

To Be Engaged All Day

Activities and discussion for engaged learning all day.

An outstanding trainer

On average PDT trainers have 15 years industry experience and 7 years training experience.

Focussed on you

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

Refresher Course $0

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

Acclaimed Provider

The confidence of booking with an acclaimed multi-national training company.

Multi-modal Reinforcement

Support, reinforcement & extension eLearning and videos in the App.

Details:

  • Small classes, average 5 people, max 16
  • Prices excl. GST
  • Lunch and refreshments included
  • Certificate of Completion (always available in the App)
  • Comprehensive courseware available in the App
  • Pay on Invoice or by Credit Card

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Auckland

3-hour course

ACE Training, Level 3, 46 Brown Street, Ponsonby Auckland NZ 1021

$577.50

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ACE Training, Unit 7, 15 Sir Gil Simpson Drive Christchurch NZ 8053

$577.50

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3-hour course

ACE Training, Level 1, 89 The Terrace, Wellington Central Wellington NZ 6011

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

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

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
 

When you book a Public Class with PD Training you can expect:

To Be Engaged All Day

Activities and discussion for engaged learning all day.

An outstanding trainer

On average PDT trainers have 15 years industry experience and 7 years training experience.

Focussed on you

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

Refresher Course $0

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

Acclaimed Provider

The confidence of booking with an acclaimed multi-national training company.

Multi-modal Reinforcement

Support, reinforcement & extension eLearning and videos in the App.

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  • Fresh targeted video-based microlearning content with interactive lessons and quizzes included.
  • Rigourous review process
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