How to Appear to be an Empathic Listener

This video attempts to answer the question: How can one appear to be empathic listener? Empathic listening is associated with many advantages, including healthy relationships, but is a skill that may need to be developed over a long period of time. Sometimes people feel as though their listing skills are so deficient that the best they can do is to “appear” to be good at listening. Although if one can appear to be an empathic listener, he or she may be well on their way to actually becoming an empathic listener.


Sims, C. M. (2017). Do the Big-Five Personality Traits Predict Empathic Listening and Assertive Communication? International Journal of Listening, 31(3), 163–188

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