YOU CAN’T BE A GOOD SPEAKER, IF YOU ARE NOT A GOOD LISTENER.
Many people dream of becoming powerful speakers, but few take time to become attentive listeners.
The greatest speakers are often the greatest listeners.
They listen to God.
They listen to people.
They listen to wisdom.
Every meaningful conversation becomes a classroom, and every person becomes a teacher.
When you listen carefully, you gain knowledge.
When you think deeply about what you have heard, you gain wisdom.
Then, when you finally speak, your words carry weight, understanding, and grace.
Those who speak without listening often repeat empty words.
But those who listen before they speak offer solutions, encouragement, and direction.
If you desire to become an effective communicator, first cultivate the habit of listening more than talking.
Your ears are the classroom where your mouth is trained.
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath."
— James 1:19 (KJV)
Listen to learn.
Learn to understand.
Understand to speak with wisdom.
Boniface Amani Gichina (CPM)
