The Positive Power of Praising People

Published in 1994
by Jerry D. Twentier

Twentier has a lot to say about the positive power of praising people, but there is one thing that he states that makes the most sense. That statement is that the best way to acknowledge people is by listening. Listening is the most important skill in everyday. People listen to learn characteristics about their environment and absorb that information to make use of it later. Twentier describes listening much the same way, in that it requires full attention to the speaker. By giving the speaker your full attention, the speaker's message can be clearly understood and one can notice the small physical changes exhibited by the speaker that may help to understand the message meant to be given. Listening is not only an auditory action, but requires all the senses. To understand something, the most amount of senses possible must be used to understand a subject. Like a motor. It helps to be able to see a motor spin, see where the wires connect, hear the sounds, and possibly touch the work being done, but tasting is a useless trait.