Improving Active Listening Skills

Whom do you call when you have exciting news or when you are feeling down? What makes this person a good listener? Are you a good listener in return? Who is the person who calls you when they have exciting news or when they are feeling down? Why do you think they call on you? Based on what you read in this chapter, how can you continue to improve your listening skills?

I mostly used the technique of asking for feedback and then summarizing heathers responses. Heather was very kind during her interview. There were times I had to ask her to elaborate further in some of her responses. The information she shared was to the point so I had to ask her further questions to deepen the conversation and get more information, and when I did this she seemed to be fine about it and was open to sharing with me. It was harder than I thought it would be. I found it difficult to write her responses and listen at the same time. My notes of her responses were evidence that I did struggle with this. Next time I might ask the person I’m interviewing if I could record our conversation so to make sure I don’t miss any information. Working with a client might be more challenging, there could be some sort of verbal hindrance that might make it hard to understand what’s being said or some sort of cognitive aliment, also the client might not want their personal life being shared and they could hold back important

During my free time, I have volunteered in a care home and spent two weeks helping care for children in a nursery. By spending time talking with the elderly, I have been able to improve my communication skills. Conversely, looking after the children, as part of a team, enabled me to work better with others as wells as increasing my confidence having been given the opportunity to care for some more challenging children that have special learning needs.

Ever since you were little, you probably knew what you wanted to be when you get older. You had your mind set on one job you loved. Up until eighth grade I had always only had one job in mind and was positive I wanted to do it. When Mrs. Pennington showed us cfnc.org, it opened up so many different possibilities and it made me realize there were many different opportunities than just what I had thought.

In using the AHA! Method to listen to my friend tell me about her loneliness, I learned how to be affirming and genuine while listening to someone. By using this method, I also learned that saying less and listening more helped my friend express her feelings more, whereas if I had added my opinion as to how she felt, it could've been conflicting and potentially stop my friend from feeling comfortable by saying anything further to me.

Based on the Listening Skills Assessment, I have room for improvement in my listening skills. If you were John's manager, I would you counsel him to improve his listening skills by first explaining what it is and how important it is to become an active listener. Effective listening is not a passive undertaking. Rather, to properly perceive what is being said in a conversation requires that people focus on what is being said, block out distractions, concentrate, watch for nonverbal cues, and apply both experience and intuition. In other words, people need to learn to listen assertively (Goetsch & Davis, 2013). Learning to listen helps to block barriers that may have been created over time. As a member of management it is important to teach your

Since I can remember, my cousin Ricardo has been my best friend. He is not just my cousin, he is my brother and cousin (a Mexican terminology) at the same time because both of our parents are brothers and sisters. This, clearly, shows how close our relationship was, not only that, but my house at Mexico is just 3 blocks away from his. I remember how we used to see each other daily to play video games and spend time talking about our day or how we felt. As the years passed, our bond got stronger, no one could stop us. In fact, we practiced appreciative listening because we cared for our relation. I can tell that it had the three A’s of active listening. We had the attention that is required, good attitude, and adjustment. The interpersonal relationship

The best thing you can do to get people to the point where they are willing to show some vulnerability and trust you with some of the real reasons why they are upset is to engage in Active Listening. Active listening means giving others active physical and verbal signs that you are with them and understand what they are saying.

The techniques that I used in my practicum was active listening skills , when it came to the meetings I had to make sure I listen to all the information that was given so that I would be well prepared and equip to be beneficial to the students. During the meetings we also discussed emergency procedures to beware of all codes just in case a mishap happen while I was present. Also at this time I was able to ask my director questions to make sure I understood what was ask of me and express my concerns. Every month my placement did a practice drill so the students beware of the routine in case of an emergency. The skills that was helpful when it came to helping the students to finish their homework was patience, listening skills, observer, critical

Where are you now? This is a question you have to ask yourself when dealing with a negotiation. This biggest part of the spirit of inquiry is stepping out of your personal interests to find out the other parties interest. A negotiation is only done right if both parties are winning. There are many aspects of the spirit of inquiry.

After the videotaping practice, I found that I need to improve my active listening. Active listening is more than just pay attention. The content of the message and the feeling or attitude are the two components that any messages a person tries to get across. I need to be sensitive to the feeling content. People who are able to listen sensitively, they tend to listen to herself/himself with more care and to make clear exactly what they are feeling and thinking. When we confused with what client said, we seldom make the assumption of him/her, it is better to check with the client to make it clear.

Active listening is one of the best approaches for the conflict resolution. Conflict is not always bad. It becomes negative when it is recurring and unsolvable conflict. The positivity and the negativity of the conflict depend on the nature of the conflict and the way it has been managed. With Active Listening, The involved parties can listen to each other in the mutual respect to clear any misunderstanding that could be the source of their conflict.

Most of my experience in trying to quickly establish a helping relationship of mutual trust and respect is with people in the middle of a traumatic event. I always remain calm and keep a level voice, I want them to feel like they are being treated in a warm and friendly manner. I normally use active listening skills in order to convey respect for the individual and make them feel like their problem is important and a priority. Especially when helping someone in a panic state, using repetitive persistence has been very beneficial. In that, I will repeat as many times as needed, “I need you to tell me what you need so we can help you (or a family/friend that may be in distress),” to get the person to focus on the situation and let them know

Listening is the first skill in communication. Listening is a process. A child first listens to its parents, brothers and sisters. Then it listens to its- age group istening is the ability to understand what others speak. Pronunciation, vocabulary, voice and body language of the speaker either enhances or reduces the other person's listening". Brindha Prabhakar,(1991) listening is stage one of responding act of a communicating event. Listening is a sustained effort to receive sound and make meaning It opens up possibilities for continuing interaction. Listening is generally considered the most important skill of all. The basis for the other three of the four skills, particularly the listening

Active listening is defined as empathic understanding, congruence behavior, and unconditional positive regard is known to improve the social behavior of others. Perceiving active listening behavior in a soul mate can facilitate a positive interaction in terms of future behavior associated with a close connection experiences. Active listening behavior is a part of psychotherapy that has a positive effect on therapeutic personality changes which improve the impression of relevant experiences. Although, perceiving active listening might improve one’s impression of an experience. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the perception of active listening are not well understood, particularly with respect to improving the impression of experiences. Some feels that active listening can facilitate positive relationships. An active