Inefficient listeners…………..

To listen efficiently one must be impartial and
cooperative. People with fixed ideas find it difficult to
listen to viewpoints different from their own. They
develop a mental deafness to ideas 'that do not sit well
with them. They only "tune in" on ideas that they like to
hear, even if they are half-truths or not truth at all. An
intelligent listener, on the other hand, is fair-minded
and receptive to all ideas which are supported by
convincing evidence. They do not strongly agree or
disagree with a speaker early in his talk, but withhold
final judgment until he develops his topic.