Listeners

an alive student and alive listener I am respectful to my peers when they are speaking. I am listening and taking notes while the teacher is talking. I am not tempted to do anything that will distract me from claiming my education. For example I took notes during a lesson on how to make an argumentative piece of writing. The teacher was writing examples on the board and I copied those onto a blank sheet of notebook paper. This is showing that I’m being an alive listener when the teacher is talking

Around two years ago I began the process of getting certified as a Peer Listener, which is a student-to-student support system designed to help students who need emotional assistance. The reason for me to join the program is due to the fact that I realize the potential that I have in giving advices to those in need. I helped solve many life situations within my peers. I find that problem solving and listening are few of my strong points. Undoubtedly, students are much more open to help and advice

With so many obstacles, being an active listener is an arduous task. According to Couchenour and Chrisman (2011), “Active listening is a process whereby the listener communicates to the speaker that he/she values what the speaker is saying” (p. 204). If a parent or student is speaking, a teacher needs to be an active listener. This article explains active listening and gives teachers tips on how to become active listeners. Summary This article focuses on active listening. It explains the benefits

Rational-oriented listeners are relaxed and pleasant while listening to very emotional speeches, while I find them uncomfortable. For example, if a person should describe the hardships of their lives and break into tears, I would most likely find myself avoiding looking at them or blocking them out. Not because I am unsympathic to their plight, but because I am a reserved person, and I believe that such ardent feelings should be kept within, aside from one’s confidants. Analytical-oriented listeners enjoy droves

and how to construct a conversation. The way to create a listening environment comes with a few steps. One must learn how to listen properly. Listening plays an important role in all conversations. One must also be an effective listener. One way to become an effective listener is to be solicitous of the views of the conversation and to provide their undivided attention. Of course, reading about effective listening and actually engaging in it as a counselor are two different things. What seems simple

My thoughts and patterns journal Being a skeptical listener will enhance me reaching my maximum potential because listening to “I am good” or “I am smart” will make me think positive and accomplish my goals. It has changed my Way in class as I listen and to what others say, I don’t listen to it. I’ve locked on incorrect information of not being successful of what people have said like, I am not good enough, why pay money for school and it made me not as successful as I should or as I would like

physical exercise. By being active I mean being an active listener, an active group member, and an active leader. By taking charge in these three areas, I really do believe that I can complete my goal of going to law school and eventually be employed as a corporate law firm in one of the major firms in Minneapolis. First of all, I believe that being an active listener can help me learn inside and outside of the classroom. By being an active listener in class, I can soak up the information presented in

Music has even been described as a ‘language of the emotions’ by some authors (Cooke 1962). To begin, this piece will address our day-to-day experience of listening to music, and the effects music has on the listener, ultimately enabling an immediate emotional response from that specific musical happening. Both the non-structural and structural musical components like melody, rhythm, harmony, tempo, and major and minor modality will be noted in this analyzation of musical emotion and what particular

Meet A Listener Gwen Graham Gwen Graham has lived in Wichita KS her entire life. She was born on a cold Christmas Day in 1952. As a child she thought all of the Christmas decorations and celebrations were for her birthday. When she got a little older and realized that her birthday was also Christmas, she wasn’t disappointed. “What could be better than having your birthday the same day as your favorite holiday?” Gwen Gushed Growing up Gwen loved big holiday dinners with turkey and ham and

Some of the situations when a person hears something ,but not listen to it . is when I am busy reading my textbook on my tablet at home, and I hear my husband speaking to one of the kids, or I hear music or the television, where it is difficult to hear and therefore listen (O'Hair, 168). For an individual to be a good communicator, they need to be an active listener.In active listening, a person is able to receive the message with clarity so that they know how to respond to it correctly (O'Hair,