“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” It was none other than The Dalai Lama who shared this brilliant piece of wisdom. Think about that for a moment. If you’re always doing the talking, you’re never hearing a different perspective on things. Think about conversations you’ve had with friends or colleagues at work. Are you the one who always doing the talking? How often are you fully listening to what people are saying? The ability to listen and fully listen, is an important communication skill. In today's episode I'm speaking with a breast cancer surgeon who talks about developing listening skills to be a more effective communicator. The 5 Steps to Public Speaking Success online programme is available to buy now.  Find out more by visiting: www.davidalanmurray.com/courses/5-steps-to-public-speaking-success/ If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help you speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: http://eepurl.com/gj6Sb9 If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app. You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at www.davidalanmurray.com Connect: Follow me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/public-speaking-with-david-murray/ Follow me on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC