According to this article, learning involves three components, writing, speaking and listening. The authors speculate, of those three, "listening is [the most] difficult because people don't work as hard at it as they should. Listening seems to occur so naturally that putting a lot of effort into it doesn't seem necessary. However, hard work and effort [are] exactly what [active] listening requires." (Lewis, T. D., & Graham, G., 2003, p.23)
Keys to productive listening are; concentrating on what you hear, body language signifying your focused attention, open minded evaluation, avoiding defensiveness, paraphrasing as a response tool, observing and absorbing the emotional content, and lastly questioning to clarify intended meaning. (Lewis, T.
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A good boss has to manage production, customers, employees, suppliers, maintenance, repairs, cleanup, purchasing, and shipping, etc. Communication will break down if it's always the boss giving orders. The people in charge need feedback; this means listening to every department and evaluating what changes will increase the quality and quantity of production to maximize the bottom line. One thing I learned as a manager, there are a variety of types. We had to take a course on effective listening and management skills. A book we used, changed my whole outlook on personal interaction, in business and life. It is called "The One Minute Manager" ( Blanchard, K. H., 2003) The three secrets revealed in the book are so simple, yet so effective if applied correctly. I encourage anyone wanting to develop good listening and communication skills to read this …show more content…
I do see your point regarding other ways to enhance listening. Meditation is a helpful idea. I use a process my kids know all too well. I focus so intently on what I'm doing I can block out distracting elements. They think I'm ignoring them, but I hear every word, I just don't break my focus unless it's needed. I believe Effective Listening means hearing everything, even noise with no consequence, then sorting out what you need to react to, deal with, ignore, or store away for future use. It means listening to whats important after you've heard it
... all, everyone is different in their own respective way and some people might have the ability to simply comprehend all they hear, unlike myself I feel like I teach myself more on my own or with others than if I were sitting down and taking notes. The only problem with just listening during a lecture is that people don’t retain all that information over a long period of time. Most of the information is stored in the brain until that test comes and all the information leaves when you hand in the test.
At the beginning of the semester our class was introduced to a new term, listenability. The level of listenability is at the mercy of the speaker, not of the audience. During our semester, we were taught to harness the listenability keys of strategy, structure, support, and style in order to achieve a high level of listenability. Examples of listenability include when a speaker engages the audience by asking questions, using narratives or stories that people can relate to, and has stimulating visual support and content. These are only a couple of keys used to create a listener centered speech.
A vital aspect of interpersonal communication is the style in which one listens. While every individual possesses their own preferred method of listening in communication, it can be enlightening to analyze our own strengths and weaknesses so as to maximize effectual communication. Within the confines of four main listening style categories, I have chosen those which best describe my own personal listening style.
What is the primary reason you, personally, "tune out" and fail to listen effectively? What advantages and what problems does it result in? What specific steps can you, personally, take to become a better listener?
Then to Be Understood Seek to understand your partner first, and only make an effort to be understood then. Stephen Covey presents this habit as the main principle of interpersonal relations. Effective listening isn't simply echoing what your partner has stated through the lens of your respective own experience. Rather, it really is placing oneself in the point of view of your partner, listening for both sense and meaning empathically.
Listening is an aspect of communication that vital the building of understanding and of a relationship between individuals. Listening can be an active
Listening and understanding what others communicate to us is the communication process needed for interpersonal effectiveness. If you listen well, you will understand the meaning of the message. If you are unfocused, you will not know most of what the other person is saying. However, there is a range of listening skills that can be learned to develop the communication effectiveness. Firstly, encouraging listening points to the listener that is willing to do more than listen. Usually it provides feedback that supports speakers to say more. Fur...
RESEARCH AND RELEVANCE The ability to listen to others in a thoughtful and careful manner is critical for children’s social and academic learning, allowing them to gain information and develop vocabulary, comprehension, and oral language skills. Although young children make increasing strides in their abilities to self-regulate—including paying attention and controlling their bodies—there are a number of factors that can make it challenging for them to listen carefully. Environmental challenges include external distractions such as noise and movement, which cannot always be controlled, and internal challenges include comprehension difficulties, a lack of motivation or interest, or competing interests. It is important to provide them with many opportunities to practice focused, attentive listening and to help them monitor their own listening behavior and comprehension.
In applying the skills to a case scenario, I found it difficult to focus and use my active listening skills. I do know that in an ideal situation, I will more than likely be one on one with my client and will generally conduct the interview in a quieter atmosphere, allowing me to focus better on what the client discloses. However, with continuous practice I believe I will be able to overcome becoming distracted by background noises.
Listening is a big part of communicating well with others. Take time to carefully listen to what others are saying, and also take time to observe their nonverbal communications. A good listener does not interrupt the person while their talking. they make eye contact with the person speaking. they provide the speaker with their full attention, avoid unnecessary distractions, and try to understand the other persons point of view by being empathetic.
There are many responsibilities and obligations to being an effective manager. Communication, leadership, and managing conflict are fundamental skills for managing effectively. Management is important to every organization, and is essential for completing organizational goals and objectives. At the Hawthorne Municipal Pool, the skills needed for effective management were weak, and this caused an unfriendly and challenging environment for every employee. The first fundamental skill for effective management is communication. Although the managers at my job did communicate, it was not proficient and adept. Communication is important because the foundation of all relationships is communication, and it allows managers to achieve organizational
The first step to good listening skills in lectures is to be prepared. By reading the chapter being covered, or re-reading notes it is easier to listen. Because the content is not being introduced for the first time, it is easier to comprehend it. Also by avoiding distractions, and picking a seat that is easy to pay attention in, the chances of listening well are increased, even before the teacher begins to speak. (Wells 1)
In all aspects in life effective listening plays an important role in our lives, both professionally and personally. As many of know from experience listening is never easy in fact it can be difficult to understand what is being said by the speaker. Because of laps in attention we tend to misunderstand some of the messages that are being relayed to us or disregard them altogether. Effective listening is important for receiving the correct feedback from those you’re speaking with and requires a focus that should be central to what is being said or what topic is being discussed.
Listening is one of the most powerful tools of communication and is a process that is used to receive, convey a meaning, and respond to both verbal and nonverbal messages. It is what we choose to do and it requires more work than speaking. Oftentimes, people simply misunderstand the difference between listening and hearing. Hearing is a passive process that takes in sounds and noises and listening is what you choose to do. This selective process includes 5 phases that can be acquired for us to become effective listeners in the future. The 5 phases are attending, understanding, remembering, critically evaluating (listening), and responding. Once the 5 different areas are understood, we will become aware of what needs to change and how we can change them. This will also allow us to improve our listening skills in the workplace, school, at home, etc.
A skill, according the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, is a learned power of doing something competently: a developed aptitude or ability. The skill of listening is a skill that I believe everyone should have but most people lack. Many people do not realize that listening is not merely the act of hearing a sound but of paying close attention to what someone is saying and trying to understand the message that they are trying to relate to you. Most times people say they are listening when in all actuality they are merely hearing you but not even attempting to understand what is being spoken of. The advantages of being a good listener are vast. This skill can positively affect many parts of our everyday life and interaction with people. Nevertheless, it is a skilled that is overlooked in today’s unmindful society. The reason I believe that listening is of such importance is because nowadays people have developed the mentality of “every man for himself.” People are not concerned about their fellows anymore. We are only concerned about our own issues and problems. Listening is a skill that is acquired throughout a lifetime. It is an important virtue when it comes to communication.People should be taught from childhood the importance of learning how to listen. If we realized how much we would benefit from being good listeners, I believe that things would change. Lack of listening skills affects marriages, parents and children, teachers and students, employers and employees, foreign affairs, and the list goes on.