The ability to be a good listener is an important, but sometimes neglected, journalistic skill.

In this video on Poynter, journalist E. S. Isaac explains how listening comes in many different forms.

People listen in order to respond, to analyse or to identify something, he says, adding: "if you can listen with clarity, you can speak with clarity."

Watch the full video below.

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