1. List and briefly explain Ed Brodow’s Six Rules for Effective Listening from the video we watched.
The Ed Brodow six rules for effective listening are:
Develop the desire to listen. This rule encourages people to be interest in what others are saying to enhance the quality of interactions they have.
Let the other person do most of the talking. This ensures the person listening internalizes the subject being talked about.
Ask lots of open ended questions. Open ended questions elicit more detailed responses from a person in a conversation.
Be objective. A listener should not be influenced by his personal feelings in his interactions.
Listen actively. This allows a listener to get the whole message being spoken about.
Listen to body language: …show more content…
She asserts that introverts should be given the freedom to be alone with their thoughts to stimulate their creative instincts. On the other hand, extroverts are stimulated to act when they interact with people in group settings that allow them to utilize their strong points to achieve positive outcomes. Therefore, she insists that both sets of people should be encouraged to be who they are to enable them have positive contributions in their communities.
3. Describe five techniques and/or practices that can improve a person’s confidence when public speaking.
A public speaker needs to believe in his ability to improve because this allows him to acquire new skills that build his confidence.
A public speaker needs to relax to avoid anxiety that affects the delivery of his message before an audience.
A speaker needs to make eye contact with individual members of the audience to pick up any facial gestures that show the level of listeners’ interest.
Self motivation before a talk allows a speaker to be clear about what he seeks to …show more content…
Additionally, the questions formulated should be related to the topic to ensure the responses obtained reveal new information that is useful to readers. The questions asked should be open ended to ensure the responses given are detailed and provide more information that satisfies readers and reveal new content that they did not know before. Lastly, the questions to be asked by an interviewer need to be short, simple and direct to enable the respondent understand quickly what needs to be done.
10. Describe how cultures can view “time” differently. (Use the correct terminology.) Different cultures perceive time based on various aspects that influence their thoughts. Monochromic cultures cherish tidiness and place their emphasis on focusing on one task at a time where people who undertake them are required to show high levels of commitment. On the contrary, polychromic cultures allow people to be flexible and to do different things at a time. These differences are tolerated and cherished.
11. Briefly explain the three concepts at the foundation of this course and how each relates to how we communicate in the
The Ed Brodow six rules for effective listening are:
Develop the desire to listen. This rule encourages people to be interest in what others are saying to enhance the quality of interactions they have.
Let the other person do most of the talking. This ensures the person listening internalizes the subject being talked about.
Ask lots of open ended questions. Open ended questions elicit more detailed responses from a person in a conversation.
Be objective. A listener should not be influenced by his personal feelings in his interactions.
Listen actively. This allows a listener to get the whole message being spoken about.
Listen to body language: …show more content…
She asserts that introverts should be given the freedom to be alone with their thoughts to stimulate their creative instincts. On the other hand, extroverts are stimulated to act when they interact with people in group settings that allow them to utilize their strong points to achieve positive outcomes. Therefore, she insists that both sets of people should be encouraged to be who they are to enable them have positive contributions in their communities.
3. Describe five techniques and/or practices that can improve a person’s confidence when public speaking.
A public speaker needs to believe in his ability to improve because this allows him to acquire new skills that build his confidence.
A public speaker needs to relax to avoid anxiety that affects the delivery of his message before an audience.
A speaker needs to make eye contact with individual members of the audience to pick up any facial gestures that show the level of listeners’ interest.
Self motivation before a talk allows a speaker to be clear about what he seeks to …show more content…
Additionally, the questions formulated should be related to the topic to ensure the responses obtained reveal new information that is useful to readers. The questions asked should be open ended to ensure the responses given are detailed and provide more information that satisfies readers and reveal new content that they did not know before. Lastly, the questions to be asked by an interviewer need to be short, simple and direct to enable the respondent understand quickly what needs to be done.
10. Describe how cultures can view “time” differently. (Use the correct terminology.) Different cultures perceive time based on various aspects that influence their thoughts. Monochromic cultures cherish tidiness and place their emphasis on focusing on one task at a time where people who undertake them are required to show high levels of commitment. On the contrary, polychromic cultures allow people to be flexible and to do different things at a time. These differences are tolerated and cherished.
11. Briefly explain the three concepts at the foundation of this course and how each relates to how we communicate in the