Look Into Their Eyes to Be Heard

I want to get better at eye contact when I’m listening to people.  I’m not very good at it today.  A few things I’ve learned which can help you and me get better at this:

Humans generate equate eye contact with being heard.  A person is much more likely to leave the conversation thinking “they really listened to me” when you made good eye contact.

About 90% of people are right-eye dominant.  Therefore, focus your attention on their right eye (which is the eye to your left)

Don’t stare or blink unnaturally.  Let your gaze be relaxed.  An intense stare is perceived more like shouting than listening.