Listening and Feedback

Workers need to start with finding out why communication is not working before trying to improve communication skills. Workers should practice a new communication skill with a colleague or someone they trust before applying it in the work setting so they get more confident.

Communicating effectively with our colleagues especially misunderstandings and especially work planning. Effective communication also makes healthy working relationships, and empower members to problem issues in a, and we unite manner. This will, in turn, create a more fun and less stressful work environment.

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

First, mindful listening is important in communication just hearing what someone says is not enough we need to listen to who were are communicating with and give them our full attention. “To listen well, we rely on our ears, minds, and hearts” (Wood, 2016, p. 163). I have a problem with selective listening and I have worked on this to become a better listener throughout class with my family.

* active listening helps improve mutual understanding and sorting out problems – open up and say what they really mean

Listening is a very complicated skill that many people do not posses. It requires individuals to reflect and to admit to their flaws. In order to communicate effectively it is important to know when to talk and listen. Peterson’s book is an excellent tool to enhance all types of relationships.

Being able to communicate is a major feature of being human. Throughout the working day we absorb information and pass this on to other people. Communication is vitally important if a team is to work effectively. Almost everything I do at work relies on communication.

Communication is a fundamental relationship building skill in the workplace. If people don’t communicate well they limit their ability to connect on any meaningful level. It’s important that I show respect to those I work with. Communications should be conducted in an appropriate, open, accurate and straightforward way. Workplace relationships become a lot stronger when people can clearly and effectively communicate what they need and allow others to do the same. There are many barriers to effective communication, the first barriers to check out are:

Communication is a fundamental relationship-building skill in the workplace. If people don't communicate well they limit their ability to connect on any meaningful level and, at the extreme, can create conflict. Positive communication skills like listening, open-ended questions, calm tone of voice and "I" statements help bring people

Be receptive, keep and keep an open mind: As a good listener, you much keep an open mind to understand your colleague’s point of view, if different.

Being in management myself I know that proper communication and effectively dealing with conflict are very important. The way that we resolve conflict is through proper

Dr. Jim Peterson (2015) uses his professional clinical and pastoral counseling experiences in couples counseling combine with his personal experiences surrounding communication skills to create the book Why Don’t we Listen Better?: Communicating and Connecting in Relationships. Peterson’s (2017) purpose of writing this book is to provide a step by step guide of strategies that will people learn how to more effectively communicate with others. The author (2017) uses common vernacular, metaphors, illustrations, and examples to explain how one can advance in skills that are necessary to improve one’s interpersonal communication and relationships with others, which in turn makes his concepts more comprehensible for the reader. Peterson (2015)

I plan to administer this assessment for my computer class through a recording like the ones I had made on Jing for you to listen to. I realize that the recordings are confusing because the window is so small, but I will have made the recordings and audio file rather than a video/Jing file like I did for this assignment.

Effective communication will help me avoid misunderstandings and improve my relationship in both personal and professional level.

Determine the talker's needs during the interaction. At the beginning of a conversation, the talker may be tentative and not say what he or she means. Whether he or she continues often depends on the listener's initial response. Stay neutral and try to listen objectively. Direct, clear communication rarely occurs when information flows one way. Listening blocks are obstacles that interfere with our listening they