In a conversation with a coworker you're not sure what she said about the clearwater building site by repeating what you think she said in your own words you're demonstrating effective

You're demonstrating effective listening skills.

Listening skills include the ability to actually understand what was said, and when in doubt, you can  ask for clarification: this is in a way what is happening here.

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