It is so unfortunate that Dr.Shahid Masood, a leading television personality of Pakistan, has the poorest listening skills among all the television personalities. As a commentator, he gets an opportunity to express his opinions at the beginning and at the end of a program. However, Dr.Shahid Masood keeps rudely interrupting his guests in mid-sentences. He starts expressing his personal opinions, and leaves his guest bewildered. It seems that Dr.Sahib has become greater than his shadow and too big for his breeches. His ego tends to take better of his judgment. He has been extremely rude to many well-known personalities like Mr.Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Mr. Roedad Khan, and may other guests on his shows. Dr.Masood recently seems to show arrogance and patronizing behavior towards his guests, due to his poor listening skills.
Dr. Masood needs to take active listening classes to improve his listening skills. He tends to finish sentences of his guests. He seems very anxious to express his own opinion rather than listening to his guests’. Great television personalities have strong listening skills. They have an uncanny ability to ask right questions. But, Dr. Sahib is so absorbed in his own high octane thoughts; that he never lets his guests express themselves fully. He is like a gopher jumping from his one thought to the next. Larry King is considered one of the best interviewers in the world. Larry’s greatest asset was his listening skills. Larry respected his guest’s opinions and through his silence, let the guest feel in their comfort zone. Larry King was able to draw out the inner thoughts, feels, and the core of his guests
