Why People Don't Listen to You

Ever wonder why people don’t listen to you?

I do.

Every day.

And in my years as a theatre director, writer, educator, and communication coach, I’ve defined the three primary reasons your audience does not listen to you.

I’m certain there are more. I’ll spend the rest of my life searching them out.

In the meantime, these are the top three reasons why people do not listen to you:

1) You’re not saying anything. NOT, you’re not contributing anything of value or speaking the language of your ideal client or audience or solving a problem or whatever.

You’re not engaging in conversation and communication with others.

People cannot listen to you if you’re not speaking. So, of course, no one listening to you if you’re not spending time everyday engaging in conversation with the express purpose of building deeper, more meaningful personal and professional relationships.

Sounds obvious doesn’t it? But raise you’re hand if you’ve ever been in a position where you determined beforehand you wouldn’t be heard so you just chose not to speak.

That’s tough.

That’s real.

That’s some people’s lives.