Most people listen just long enough to find the spot where they can jump in. Choose to stay in the lane longer.

Conversation often runs as two people preparing rather than one person receiving. Once you have located your entry point you stop taking anything in, so the second half of what someone said arrives as noise even though you were technically present. Staying past that point is the whole skill, and it is rarer than it sounds.

In one conversation today, decide not to speak until the other person has finished completely. Ask a question about what they said before offering anything of your own.