Thursday, May 16, 2013

LISTENING DIAGRAM



Shared from:
Listening Diagram
March 1, 2012 by Dr. Jon Warner

 
Listening is an essential part of the communication process.  Listening requires being active, showing understanding, acknowledging the other person, being sensitive and concentrating.  It means having an open and positive attitude.  Listening effectively is the willingness to listen before responding to what is being said.
We often don’t consciously pay attention to others who are communicating with us.  We consequently frequently only hear what we expect to hear and not what is actually being communicated.  To convert our more passive and distracted listening habits into more focused and active ones involve:
  • being motivated and wanting to listen
  • paying attention, being aware and interested in understanding
  • sharing responsibility for communication with the speaker
  • using learned skills i.e. “how to listen”

LISTENING DIAGRAM


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