The Listening Project Analysis

1.     Gregorian chant consists of a single-lined melody and is monophonic in texture. This piece also consists of these basic structures as well as not having any harmory or counterpoint. This piece performed by U of I faculty member Steven Rickards, is sung a cappella.

In this set of materials, the reading passage describes a big problem that the Woods University has with its budget. In the listening passage a woman talks about the solution that the University wants to apply to increase its funds.

I’m Jillian Ramsden and I’ve created The Listening Space in Cheltenham, Victoria to take a holistic approach to your health and well-being. I offer a range of counselling and psychotherapy techniques in a confidential, safe and secure environment. This is a non-judgmental place to talk about life and what is bothering you. Using an emotion-focused approach; I can help you overcome depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma or any other personal issues you may be facing.

America holds a high status in the modern world, and it is true that Americans are responsible for some of the world’s greatest innovations. However, our current leaders instill a certain viewpoint that creates misunderstandings about our culture on an international scale. The American lifestyle is fast-paced and hard-hitting: we are proud of our reputation for that. Many of our national ideals stem for a national pride and this behavior may seem off-putting to other nations across the world. This specific viewpoint gives off the impression of an attitude of superiority. Americans’ egocentrism concerning worldly affairs leads to others’ perception that we maintain an elitist society.

Communication and listening to your patients I believe is the first step in culture competence. When we, as nurses, treat a patient we have to keep the culture of the patient in mind. For example, making sure a patient who only eats kosher foods has kosher approved food on their tray before bringing it into the room or if a patient needs to pray or meditate at a certain time make sure they get the privacy to do so. Some of these are very easy to do and could make a world of difference to a patient.

I think to be effective in listening and responding, one should be actively involved in a conversation and display both verbal and nonverbal signs of paying attention to what is being said. I have found two articles that have provided ways of determining if a person is an active listener.

Having the opportunity of taking a Counseling and interviewing class was really helpful since I realized the importance of listening to others. Even though I am not interested in being a counselor but rather an occupational therapist, after taking a Counseling and Interviewing class I realized that no matter how good you are at doing your job, if you cannot listen and reflect on others feelings, you are not doing it correctly. Listening to what the other person has to say helps to have an effective communication without misunderstandings. After working on the third taping assignment one of the things that I learned is that listening requires a lot of self- control because no matter how much we enjoy talking with people, it t requires a

The process for Private ear wasn't too difficult for me, but it did frustrate me at times. First off getting paired with Annalee relieved some stress off of my shoulders, not because I don't trust I could get work done with any other person in the company, but more so, I already know Annalee to go beyond what is needed and she's always ready to work. Also she is full of opinions, so problem solving and troubleshooting wouldn't be an issue because with the two of us,we would always be able to come up with some different way to approach the problem we encountered. That being said by the end I still grew tired of Private Ear.

After I have taken this course, I feel that I have broadened my knowledge in regard to leadership. It’s amazing to me that there is so much more to it than just barking orders. I have learned that some of the things that I have been doing are completely wrong and need some improvement especially in the field of communication. Reflective listening seems to be what I have been using the most in my daily life since I have been taking this course. It’s when someone listen and try to understand what others have to say and put it into his or her own words and feed them back to the sender. (Lisper, Rautalinko, 2004) I feel that this is the most effective strategy for me to communicate and I believe it shows most people I have conversed with that

America will never again seem the same to me. Geneva gave me enough distance to look at my country through objective eyes. Traveling throughout Europe was like a trip with Gulliver: it gave me the ability to look inside myself and discern my country's faults as well as its numerous strengths. Like the Swiss women's remarks, it hurt me to find that the United States is not the only country in the world with a rich and stimulating environment. With my new perspective, I saw that America was not what it had been. Then I thought for a moment and realized that America

During the summer while taking Critical Listening (Communication 240), my goal was to not over-think questions, evaluate with a clear response, and become a comprehensive listener. I have observed and analyzed that I was not being honest with myself due to bad listening habits through conversations or functions. Sometimes during a speech, lecture, and meetings, I tend to selectively listen to interesting facts than relevant ones. Partial listening occasionally occurs when I’m speaking to two or more people in a group setting. Although, I did not pay attention as much as I should to understand concepts for some task, I have practiced new strategies to build into a great listener. Through this reflection, I will discuss what I have learned in this course and plan to grow in the future.

inner listening. If a person is bothered by personal problems, the flow of inner dialogue will impede the ability to listen accurately.

In this class, I’m learning quite a bit about listening. I’m learning how to listen and communicate better with people, especially when the things I’m listening to and talking about are more on the sensitive side of topics. I’ve always been a very closed off person, even from friends and family. I️ would have a hard time expressing my thoughts and emotions verbally and would get upset with people when they would try to pry. Friends and family would get angry with me when I️ wouldn’t talk or wouldn’t listen to them when all they were really doing was trying to help me. Very frequently when out in public it’s easy to observe this same kind of people or behavior. There are many more people out in the world with poor listening and communicating skills than you may think. For instance, those who get flustered when discussing certain topics whether it’s at the store or a coffee shop. If you like people watching, then you know what I’m talking about.

There are five stages of listening, receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding. The five stages overlap. In receiving, you need to focus your attention, maintain your role and avoid assuming that you understand. In understanding, it is important that you see the speaker’s messages from their point of view. It is also helpful to rephrase their message to be clear and also ask questions to clarify or confirm that you understand their message. The third stage is remembering, you need to focus on the main idea, organize what you hear, combine what you knew previously and repeat important information to yourself such as names and information. Next is evaluating, you should wait until you fully understand what the speaker

McGonigle and Mastrian (2015) recognize the need to “think carefully about the potential barriers to active listening that technology might present” (p. 469). With the growing presence of telehealth encounters in healthcare, nurses must continue promote a sense of caring presence despite the increase in communication distance. Challenges that may come with communicating at a distance is patients losing that therapeutic 1:1 face to face interaction that is lost during phone calls, computer messaging and webcam interactions. As nurses, we must “strive for beneficent practice that atones for the potential disruptions to the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship that our use of technology produces” by improving upon our interpersonal skills so