Active listening

conference. Having said that. I have to be clear and concise on my response to every member. An example of an active listener is when I can paraphrase what a member said if it is not clear to me by saying: As I have understood, what you said is, it is important to keep the resident in the exercise regime three times a week. Clarification is another way to show that I am actively listening during the conference. Like saying: You stated earlier, that Mr. Resident 2 needs an exercise regime. Can…

signals, gestures, facial expressions and body language. I also tried to advance my active listening skills giving my full attention to my patient while being seen to be listening by maintaining eye contact and give confirmation to the patient by nodding, smiling or by using verbal ratification. I did this to keep the concentration of my patient and prevent them from reaching a conclusion that I wasn’t properly listening. I also found that during this process my patient became more open and at…

developing their own abilities to use their human potential in the present and in future. Numerous counseling skills are discussed in the textbook, such as intentional and diagnostic interviewing skills, attending skills, observing and reflecting skills, listening skills, confronting skills, and influencing skills. These skills and techniques are…

The act of exploring itself promotes the active listening element of counselling. As a practitioner, if you listen well you can paraphrase appropriately when feeding back information given by the client. Consequently, this will help in conveyance of an empathic understanding which aids in the relationship building process. Emphasis is, again, heavily weighted on the importance of this relationship where exploration is one of the 'core components both for effective challenging and for assessing…

The counselor began to mention the aptitude tests and with new light shed on the subject the client was more than willing to continue with the test in order to build her packet together for new employment. The counselor used active listening strategies and was empathizing with the client in the midst of her irrational thoughts. The counselor also utilized cognitive strategies to change her negative thinking into more constructive thoughts. While many different crises were presented…

however; tolerating, listening, and absorbing other viewpoints, is more beneficial, rather than dismissing them due to social skills, enhancement of knowledge, and an all around happier life. Social skills contribute to this idea of hearing someone out before rejecting them, because without social skills or the failure of using them correctly helps result in this act of dismissing others views simply because one is too narrow minded. The act of engaging in eye contact, actively listening, and…

Backwoods Mail Order Company is having problems in their customer service department as well as in the packing and shipping department. These departments employee around 80 individuals that work in both departments combined and these employee have not be properly trained in the problem areas. The company says that training all 80 employees at once is not prohibited, but they could break the training into different classes over several days. No matter how the company decides to set the training…

what it was about, and he discussed the details of the event (active listening). As we walk to class, I mentioned my progress on a research project I have for my major. He mentioned that as a chemistry major, he did not have to do senior research, as I do, just a presentation. I asked him what his presentation was about, and he replies “organometallics”. I asked him what it is about the compounds he finds interesting (active listening), and he describes the unusual chemistry associated with…

people around me. Listening Skills and Effectiveness I believe my listening skills to be average since I do listen and pay attention to the speaker. I do, however, find myself occasionally distracted by my thoughts and by random activities or objects in the surrounding. This happens both in interpersonal one on one conversations as well as in groups, meetings, lectures and public speaking and speeches. Among the skills learned, on the topic of effective informational listening, is always to try…

Listening Listening is one of the most essential ability to understand what you hear. In order to listen effectively, a person should know how to listen. We spend our most time with listening news, television, friends etc. Students almost spend their whole time with listen their lecturer. They are listening to learn something. If effective listening is taught students properly, they will easily get what they listen. So they can listen consciously and learn faster. We consciously (and…