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When I think of listening I relate it to just hearing the message. I do not follow the process of listening that was taught in my communication class. Rather than receiving, recalling, rating, and responding, I often hear and skip right to responding. I do believe that because I don’t follow all the steps I forget easily or do not understand things completely, which leads to me either questioning later, or just winging it. I also realized that I have selective listening, because of lack of interest in some conversations I often block out part of the conversation, or lose focus and zone out until the end of the conversation. By then I know little of what was talked about and only respond to what I think is most important to me. Another bad habit I have when it comes to listening is my responding habits, I’m not sure how to respond to most

Another step toward a meaningful conversation is to ask questions and be compassionate because questions give a person control over the situation. Asking for sources, definitions and clarification usually leads to the reasoning behind someone’s actions, Tam said.

The ability to ask questions is a skill that all Christian’s should practice and perfect. The

The barriers to my listening in this exercise were mostly physical. My sister was watching a movie downstairs and distracting me most of the time. Also the neighbors were cutting the grass was really loud and annoying. I had no experience of a Physiological barrier. Thankfully I had my headphones and was able to concentrate hard enough on the assignment to focus.

Adler and Proctor define listening as the process of making sense of others’ messages (Adler and Proctor 245) and mindful listening as listening and giving careful and thoughtful attention and response to the messages we receive (Adler and Proctor 247). This is very similar to Shafir’s description of mindful listening. The elements in the listening process as described by Adler and Proctor, closely correlate to Shafir’s wide spectrum of listening skills that are used by good listeners. Shafir notes that good listeners have the ability to receive the spoken word accurately and interpret the whole message in an unbiased manner (Shafir 220). This relates to Adler and Proctors elements of hearing, the physiological dimension of listening that happens when sound waves strike the ear at a certain frequency and loudness (Adler and Proctor 247) and understanding, occurs when we make sense of a message (Adler and Proctor 249) because the listener must first hear what is being said and then interpret it. Good listeners retain the information for future use (Shafir 220) correlates to the element, remembering, the ability to recall information (Adler and Proctor 249) as the listener must remember the conversation in order to recall it at a later date. A good listener will sustain attention to the spoken word at will; listening is a process that occurs over time. The element of attending, the focus of

One powerful component of constructive communication is the capability to be an effective listener. Our conversations will continue to reach dead ends if we do not realize where we may lack in our listening skills, decide to make improvements, and follow through. Therefore, we are left with two options when we learn we do not listen well, continue to listen the way we have been or make the conscious effort to improve and become sharpened listeners.

The type of listening problem I have is, Mindful Listening. I tend not to listen to conversation mindfully when I am not interested. As a teenager, I never fully listen to advice from adults, especially my parents. when my parents tried to give me advice about school or my friends, I wouldn't mindfully listen to them. Instead,I would try to tune them out by thinking about other random things. I would pretend to listen, but I would really give them my full attention. My reason for this is because I felt like the conversation was really boring, or that it was not really beneficial.

I have always been a good listener and been fairly good at discerning the information I am taking in. I have been complemented many times on my listening skills. Listening is almost twice as important as talking. Taking in information and pocketing it in your mind correctly is critical. Listening is much like working a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. If you get the pieces in the correct spot, you have a beautiful picture. If not, the end result is fractured and often trashed, because the picture is not clear.

I have made it a priority to listen when in a conversation with others. I have witnessed the effect it has had on those I’m in the conversation with. It is gratifying to experience the fulfillment the other person experiences when they feeling someone cares enough to listen to them. You won’t get that caring feeling from today’s technology or just blurting out whatever you feel you have the right to say. Open your ears and listen

There have been many misconceptions about a counselor being a good listener and showing empathy. One must realize that just because an individual is a good listener does not mean that he or she is empathetic. Showing empathy does not mean that the counselor has had the same experiences as the client. When the counselor is listening, one should make the client comfortable disclosing information about himself or herself. At residency, I learned to make sure that if I did not understand what was being shared that I ask the client to go into more detail.

All these poor listening styles are a bad habit if you want to become a better listener. As explained in the book on page 168-169,”Spacing out is when someone is talking to us but we ignore them... pretend to listen isn't paying much attention to the other person... selective listening is where we pay attention only to the part of the conversation that interests us... word listening occurs when we actually pay attention to what someone is saying but we listen only to the words not to the body language, the feeling, or true meaning... self-centered listening happens when we see everything from our own point of view”. You will be better at communicating if you don't get any of the poor hearing styles.

The ability to listen well is an important tool for understanding others. Sadly, very few people know how to listen well. In fact, most people can think of only one or two good listeners in their lives. Listening is not simply agreeing - it is much more. Good listeners are able to better understand and respond to others, complete assignments accurately, settle disagreements before they escalate, and establish rapport with difficult people.

People tend to process incoming information quicker than its output by the speaker causing them to quickly jump to conclusions, evaluate, or predict what will be said next. "Most individuals speak at the rate of 175 to 200 words per minute. However, research suggests that we are very capable of listening and processing words at the rate of 6000 to 1,000 words per minute....This unused brain power can be a barrier to effective listening, causing the auditor to miss or misinterpret what others are saying."(Lewis 2003). Listeners are often side tracked when listening, whether it be internal or external distractions. People have a habit of only listening to what they want to hear instead of what is actually being said.

Anybody can become a good listener if they are committed to learn how and are willing to work hard. The first mistake that people tend to make when listening is to not make any type of comments while listening. They tend to just stand there and listen while the speaker talks. This can become very frustrating for the speaker and the listener. While the speaker may feel like he isn't being

When listening to other people, you should not be thinking about what you are going to say next when the other person stops talking. Instead, you should really listen to what they are saying without interrupting them. You need to try to understand them which will build a bridge between