2. “The principle of listening, someone has said is to
develop a big ear than a big mouth.”
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3. Process of Listening
Three Step Process
1. Receiving
2. Attending
3. Understanding
4. Remembering/ Responding may or may not
follow
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4. What does listeningmean ?
Listening is the art of hearing and understanding
what someone is saying.
Look
Indentify
Set- Up
Tune in
Examiner
Note
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5. Process of Listening
Sensing Stage
Interpreting Stage
Evaluating Stage
Responding Stage
Memory Stage
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6. Advantages of Listening
It breaks up the barriers between people.
We can understand each other more
It minimizes the losses of potential revenues.
It prevents miscommunication of objectives and
priorities among people.
It also prevents time loss because of having to
communicate a second or third time to get things
straightened out.
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7. Benefits of Listening
Listening helps to know the organization
Listening helps in making better policies
Listening mollifies complaining employees
Listening is important for the success of ‘open
door policy’
Listening forms a bond of respect
Listening increases productivity, confidence and
accuracy
Listening can calm people down.
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8. ListeningModes
Combative Listening - Competitive listening
Active Listening – giving verbal feedback while
listening.
Passive Listening - listener does not respond
verbally to the speaker.
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9. Styles of Poor Listening
The Faker
The Dependent Listener
The Interrupter
The Self Conscious Listener
The Intellectual Listener
The Judge & Jury Listener
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10. Active Listening
Does not finish others’ sentences
Does not answer questions with questions
Is aware of and guards against biases
Does not dominate the conversation
Provides feedback
Asks open ended questions
Keeps the flow of conversation on what speaker says
Plans responses when speaker has finished
speaking and not while he / she is speaking
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11. To Listen Better
Posture of involvement
Appropriate body motion
Eye Contact
Non Distracting Environment
Door openers
Minimal Encouragers
Paraphrasing
Reflecting feelings
Reflecting meanings
Summative reflection
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