Coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Hearing Day 2025 (March 3) is being organized globally with the theme "Changing mindsets: Empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all!" to ensure good hearing health throughout life.
"This year’s theme builds upon the 2024 focus on changing mindsets towards ear and hearing care...By encouraging individuals to recognize the importance of ear and hearing health, this campaign aims to inspire them to change behaviour to protect their hearing from loud sounds and prevent hearing loss, check their hearing regularly, use hearing devices if needed, and support those living with hearing loss. Empowered individuals can drive change within themselves and in society at large."
However speaking and listening go togethrt to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process. Here, listening is key to all effective communication. Without the ability to listen effectively, messages are easily misunderstood. As a result, communication breaks down and the sender of the message can easily become frustrated or irritated.
If there is one communication skill you should aim to master, then listening is it.
In the modern world, listening skill is an important part of communication skills. Acquiring adecuate listening skill are being seen as an essential component of both personal life and work life
Besides this many successful students, teachers, managers, bussiness leaders and entrepreneurs give credit to their success performance to effective listening skills.
It needs to be understood that listening is Not the Same as Hearing since the former is physical and passive process - if one does not any hearing problem - while the later is an active process which require non-reactive mental and physical focus by being aware of both verbal and non-verbal messages.
Here is the equation for active listening:
Active listening = Non-evaluative and non-interpretive listening environment + Appreciative informal listening to increase empathy + Reflective listening as communication strategy
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