Talk or Listen A good listener could be a good talker, and a good talker maybe is a good listener. After everyone has born in the world, most of us could listen at the first time. After one or two years, sometimes it could be five years, the kids starting talk. A good listener means that he/she good at understand others' ideas, even they can't provide any suggestions. However, most of people can talk, it's not means everyone can be a good talker, every famous orator needs a lot of practice.