In the recent times, it is hard to maintain the concentration in one thing because of the constant information bubble. Even when I am listening to the Audible or the any important show, I keep looking for another thing. To avoid the miscommunication, the maintain the decorum of the speech is important. The techniques of the effective listening I have been using is that I try to form questions on the topic so that once the speech is done, I can check and ask the speaker about the same. This question-asking strategy works more than anything when there are off-beat topics as well.