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Pretending to Listen. Crushing relationships. Plummeting sales. What makes listening the most difficult skill to master? Personal problems. Professional problems. Why is silence so powerful? We weren't born to listen. Ready for real world tips? Read on, to make drastic, immediate changes in your life. Listening always comes up as a hot topic in our presentation skills class. Perhaps we need to listen to our audiences better? our clients? our spouses? Here are the powerful listening weapons you've been waiting for.