YOUR 8 HOUR WORK DAY
Spend 4 hours ‘Listening’
‘Hear’ about 2 hours’ worth
‘Effectively’ Listen to 1 hour’s worth
Understand 30 minutes of that hour
Believe only 15 minutes of that hour
Remember just under 8 minutes’ worth
Notes:
Here’s a dose of reality on what happens to us in a normal 8 hour day by way of communicating. Kind of startling, but you are probably able to chuckle because there are many hours when it feels like this--now I have confirmed for you that what you are thinking is true.
Our days are made up of 45% speaking; 30% listening; 25% reading and writing