'Easy listening' is a term that is often used incorrectly.
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People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to.
Effective listening is something that can absolutely be learned and mastered. Even if you find attentive listening difficult and, in certain situations, boring or unpleasant, that doesn't mean you can't do it. You just have to know what to work on.
I have sometimes been told that my music is 'difficult' for the listener.
Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.
Listening is not just hearing what someone tells you word for word. You have to listen with a heart. I don't want that to sound touchy-feely; it is not. It is very hard work.
Sometimes listening is of greater value than speaking.
Making noise is easy; making stuff people understand is an easy thing to do.
Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees.
People who think radio acting is easy are wrong, because you got nothing to work with but your voice.
There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.
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