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The Role of the Listener: Addressee Influences on Message Formulation

The internet has paradoxically made us less likely to listen. Social media is a broadcasting machine, not a receiving station. We curate our highlights, post our opinions, and scroll past the pain of others. We listen at people, not to them. The Listener

Words are only 7% of communication. Tone accounts for 38%, and body language for 55% (Mehrabian’s rule). The master Listener hears what is not being said. The Role of the Listener: Addressee Influences on