Listening is more important than speaking when it comes to persuade

[Mimiki82]

At the core of any good dialogue is not the ability to talk louder than another person but rather the ability to listen calmly to diverse perspectives. You can always learn more by listening to other points of view, especially those you disagree with. Spend as much time as possible listening to what other people have to say, even when you are sure of your position. Understanding and appreciating others’ positions is the first step in persuading people to accept yours.
Adapted from Libuse Binder, Ten Ways to Change the World in Your Twenties

Assignment: Is listening more important than speaking when you are trying to persuade others? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations

Persuading people is one of the important skills in the model business world which is challenging to master. The reason is, it is difficult to put yourself in other’s shoes. This point of view goes along with Libus Binder’s opinion. He stated that the essence of any quality conversation is the ability to listen to other people. Importantly listening is a key to persuading or change other’s people mind.

Listening is the first step in persuasive. Persuasive is a process to change other people point of view and lead them to act in a different way. In order to do so, we need to understand why that hold that point of view, the reason or motivation lead to those thinking or actions. At that point, the shortest method is listening to what they said.

Listening building the emotional trust and relationship. The listening part contributes to creating the feeling of understanding, appreciating, caring. When we listen to other people’s point of view, they are sharing their thought and they will feel happy because listener cares about them. This is the core to create the personal trust. If the speaker holds that feeling of being understood, they will listen to listener point of view in the same way. Therefore, the possibility they change their mind is higher.

In conclusion, in the conversation, listening and speaking like two badminton players, either of them talks or hit the ball. However, listening plays a key role in persuading because it creates a healthy atmosphere in the conversation and helps you understand the other people point of view.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two university instructors

[Luschen]

Hi Mimiki, I think your writing is very good with only a few small errors.
Still your essay was not as convincing as it could have been. You have not really persuaded me that listening is more important than speaking Here are some specific comments:

@Mimiki82

Persuading people is one of the important skills in the model business world {“model business world” is unclear - do you mean “modern”?} which is challenging to master. The reason is, it is difficult to put yourself in other’s shoes. This point of view goes along with Libus Binder’s opinion. He stated that the essence of any quality conversation is the ability to listen to other people. Importantly[,] listening is a key to persuading or [changing] [other people’s minds].

Listening is the first step in [being ]persuasive. {I think this paragraph would be more effective if your topic sentence gave a reason supporting your thesis. This sentence sort of just repeats the thesis idea} [Persuasion] is a process [used] to change {or "a process of changing other …?} other [people’s] point of view and lead them to act in a different way. {a definition like this would be better in the introduction. Usually the introduction is where you define the terms of your argument} In order to do so, we need to understand why [they] hold that point of view, the reason or motivation [leading] to those [thoughts] or actions. {this sentence is really the only true content supporting your thesis in this paragraph, but you don’t really continue to say why understanding their point of view will make you more persuasive. I think something like this would have made a better topic sentence and then you could explain it in the rest of the paragraph } At that point, the shortest {I think “most effective” or “optimal” are better here} method is listening to what they said.

Listening [builds] the emotional trust and [strengthens the] relationship. The listening part contributes to creating the feeling of understanding, appreciating, [and] caring. When we listen to other people’s point of view, they are sharing their [thoughts] and they will feel happy because [the] listener cares about them. This is the core to [creating] the personal trust. If the speaker holds that feeling of being understood, they will listen to [the listener’s] point of view in the same way. Therefore, the possibility they [will] change their mind is higher. {this paragraph is better - you have a pretty good topic sentence, although I would try to mention persuasiveness in each topic sentence to tie it more directly to the prompt and your thesis. Still you do a good job of explaining why trust will improve persuasiveness}

In conclusion, in the conversation, listening and speaking [are] like two badminton players, [each] of them talks or [hits] the ball. {I would say something like “each of them taking turns talking or hitting the ball” - though it is not a ball, it is called a shuttlecock} However, listening plays a key role in persuading because it creates a healthy atmosphere in the conversation and helps you understand the other [people’s] point of view.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two university instructors