The document provides tips for being an active listener, including showing attention, creating a proper atmosphere, deciding to listen without judging, evaluating the genuineness of information, communicating evaluations, mirroring, determining speaker meaning, confirming understanding, showing understanding, gathering more information, paraphrasing, summarizing, self-disclosing, and relating to others' experiences.

1. Focusing on the speaker

2. Show that you are paying attention.

3. Create a proper atmosphere

4. Decide to listen

5. Keep from judging

6. Decide weather the information is genuine

7. Evaluate the information

8. Communicate your evaluation

9. Mirroring Man: It is a very cold day today. Woman: Indeed, it is a very cold day today.

10. NO!..I hate you Mirroring I hate you you….

11. Determine the speaker meaning

12. Confirm that you understand the meaning

13. Show that you understand.

14. Gather More Information

15. Paraphrasing Woman: My deadline is next week, which means that I have a lot of work to be done. My baby sitter just called and she is going on a vacation.. I don’t know what to do Man: You’re worried that you’ll unable to finish your work because there’s no one to watch your kids.

16. Summarizing and Self-Disclosure. Man (with tie): So if I understand you want advice Man: Well yes I want some advice Man(with tie): So here is what you do…. Man: So your point is to do that…

17. Self-Disclosure Statements Woman: I Remember when something like this happened to me. Girl: So you understands the way I feel, when your boyfriend broke up with you Woman: Other girls have been in your situation also