Quick To Listen!

  Be quick to listen and slow to speak.... When you're in a conversation, wait until the person is done speaking instead of trying to finish what you think they're going to say. Not only that, wait until someone finish stating their question before you try to provide an answer.

 BAD listening skills is waiting for the person to be quiet, so you can start talking: That shows the only thing you were thinking about was the next thing you wanted to say (which is usually off topic).

GOOD Listening skills is being able to tune in to what the person is talking about and after they're finished you're able to restate what they said in your own words to show you were listening. AND you're able to give feed back on the "subject" that was being discussed.
SN: Don't try to predict what some one is thinking: ASK?
Proverbs 18:13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.