What Is Active Listening?

It’s often thought in conversation between two or more people, that one person talking means others are listening. Sadly, this is not the truth in variety of situations. People can get distracted from other people's voices, by their own thoughts, by creating a plan of what to say next, or by many other variables. Active listening is a type of structured way of conversing, especially between two people, where focus is on truly hearing the communications of the other person. It's a conversation model used in many settings.