Leah Taylor Active Listening Active listening involves two or people engaging in a conversation of any nature. One person will speak about their feelings, views, opinions, or thoughts. The other person or people who are a part of the conversation will focus entirely on what the speaker in the conversation is saying. This means the listener(s) will drop any other thoughts they may have had prior to beginning their listening process. The listener(s) are only allowed to listen, they must not interrupt the speaker by asking questions, saying their opinions or feelings about what the speaker is saying. Having the active listener(s) to intensively listen to what you are saying, allows the speaker to speak freely about any topic of his or her choice. The active listener(s) will allow the speaker to feel willing and comfortable to talk to the active listener(s) knowing that active listener(s) are giving him or her their undivided attention and are focusing on what she or he are saying.