Before you start
You will listen to three short recordings that are less than 2 minutes in duration. After each recording, you will answer a set of questions. Your results are based on accuracy and how quickly you respond, then compared against what you think your listening is like.
The four listening styles
This assessment looks at which style you naturally default to when you’re listening under pressure.
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Relational-orientedYou tune into emotion, intent, and the relationship underneath the words.
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Analytical-orientedYou listen for facts, detail, sequence, and accuracy.
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Critical-orientedYou test logic, spot inconsistencies, and evaluate what holds up.
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Task-orientedYou listen for the point, the decision, and the next action.
Listening in Context: John’s Story
Listen to the clip, then answer the questions.
Listening for Emotion: Sarah’s Story
This clip contains background noise and mixed emotional tone. Listen carefully.
Listening in Conversation: Sarah & John
Listen to the dialogue, then answer the questions.
Listening Accuracy
Predicted Listening Accuracy
/10 (%)
Actual Listening Accuracy
%
Listening style
Predicted Style
Actual Style
Dominant style from accuracy + speed
Accuracy by story
Question feedback
Interpreting your results – what should you expect to learn?
The listening assessment you just completed helps you understand which listening style tends to dominate. Below is a practical way to interpret your profile and what to do with it.
Before you can listen properly, you need to be able to listen to your own body and mind — and to your listening biases.
Awareness of listening bias means recognising the filters that shape what you notice, what you ignore, and what meaning you attach to someone’s words. You can “hear” the words and still miss the intent.
Interpreting your results – what’s your listening tendency?
Your profile shows how strongly you lean towards each of the four listening styles:
- Relational-oriented
- Analytical-oriented
- Critical-oriented
- Task-oriented
Your main two listening styles
Your strongest two styles are:
The chart above shows your score for each style. Use it like a map: it’s not “good vs bad”, it’s “what you default to under pressure”.
Your less dominant listening styles
Your lower-scoring styles are often where blind spots live — especially in conflict or when time is tight. That doesn’t mean they’re “weak”, it just means they’re less automatic.
Next steps for you and your team
If your results show gaps between how you think you listen and what you actually retained, our Deep Listening & Authentic Communication program is a clear next step. This practical, one-day immersive workshop helps current and emerging leaders strengthen how they engage, collaborate, and lead conversations with clarity and compassion. You’ll explore the science of listening and distraction, practise five levels of deep listening (to yourself, the content, the context, the unsaid, and the real meaning), and learn how to use these skills to build trust, create psychological safety, and reduce miscommunication and rework.