Active Listening

I cannot put more emphasis on active listening. This is important in order for you to argue against your opponents' arguments. If you don’t know what they said, it will be very difficult to come up with good reasoning against their claims, making you sound unprofessional. In addition, you should pay attention to their choice of words. This can slightly affect the meaning of their claim, which allows you to pounce on the change and make them look unprofessional.