2. WHY IS LISTENING SKILL IMPORTANT
TYPES OF LISTENING
BARRIERS
ACTIVE LISTENING
3. efficiency.
We listen at about 25% of our potential. We miss,
ignore, forget, distort, or misunderstand 75% of what
we hear.
4. Our mind works 4 times faster than
the person communicating to us.
5. INTRODUCTION
Almost 45% of time we spend in listening.
An essential management and leadership skill.
A process of receiving, interpreting and reacting
to a message.
Difference between listening
& hearing.
6. Stages of the Listening Process
Hearing
Focusing on the message
Comprehending and interpreting
Analyzing and Evaluating
Responding
Remembering
7. Hearing is automatic. We don’t
have to try. If a loud noise
happens, then we automatically
hear it, whether we want it or not.
We use ear plugs
and noise cancelling headphones
so that we don’t have to hear
things, because it is that
automatic.
14. POOR LISTENING!!!
WHY???
Lack of Concentration
Empathy
Selective listening
Language barrier
Second guessing
Interruption
You know it all
15. ACTIVE LISTENING!!!
HOW???
LESSON 1
Pay Attention!
Listen more than you speak
Stay focused on what the other person is saying
Look at the speaker directly
Put aside distracting thoughts
Stop doing other things
16. LESSON 2
Provide Feedback
Focus on using body language
Make eye contact
Uncross your arms
Nod occasionally
Turn your shoulders so that you are facing the
speaker
17. LESSON 3
Defer Judgment
Be open minded
Allow the speaker to finish
Don’t interrupt with counter-arguments
Validate the speaker
Share in the speaker’s emotions and
feelings
18. LESSON 4
Respond Appropriately
Resist the urge to dominate the conversation
Ask questions to clarify certain
points
Be candid, open, and honest in your responses
Ask open ended questions to promote further
discussions
Don’t say, “I told you so.” Or “I knew that.”
Listening is the most used of all communication skillsListening is the least developed of all communication skillsListening is tied to effective leadership
In appreciative listening, we seek certain information which will appreciate, for example that which helps meet our needs and goals. We use appreciative listening when we are listening to good music, poetry or maybe even the stirring words of a great leader.
Informative listening is the name we give to the situation where the listener’s primary concern is to understand the message. Listeners are successful insofar as the meaning they assign to messages is as close as possible to that which the sender intended.For example, we listen to lectures or instructions from teachers—
The purpose of relationship listening is either to help an individual or to improve the relationship between people. Therapeutic listening is a special type of relationship listening. Therapeutic listening brings to mind situations where counselors, medical personnel, or other professionals allow a troubled person to talk through a problem
Critical listening is listening in order to evaluate and judge, forming opinion about what is being said. Judgment includes assessing strengths and weaknesses, agreement and approval. They are as follows: ethos, or speaker credibility; logos, or logical arguments; and pathos, or psychological appeals.