Listening Styles all around
Review the discussion of listening styles on pages 160-164. Complete the “Self-Quiz” Discover Your Listening Styles” on page 162. Do gender or culture affect your own listening style? Do the results of your self-quiz seem accurate? How well does your listening style work for you in various listening situations? Which strategies from Table 5.1 (page 163) will be useful as you improve your listening ability? Feel free to refer to other listening concepts discussed in the chapter as well.
Listening is a part of our lives every day and no matter where we go there is some form of listening that goes with us. Listening is more complex than we think it is and how we listen can originate from our culture, beliefs, and ideas, …show more content…
Through this thought it can be seen the arguments of how men and women listen can be differed on how one gender listens. With the information gathered through studies it can be shown that women are more likely than men to use the listening style of people- oriented and content- oriented. As I am a woman. Whereas men are likely to use time- oriented and action- oriented styles. But one must consider that everyone is different and that culture powerfully shapes the use and perception of our listening styles, not just gender. On the other hand I can see that gender plays a role in how I listen which falls under the category of people- oriented. When listening I deeply get involved on how I take in listening to other people to the extent of picking up on someone’s conversation unintentionally. Where one focuses there attention on others feelings when listening, become emotionally involved when listening to others problems, and using good eye contact to show interest of what one is saying. This is identical of how I listen with everyone I talk to, because I view myself as caring and loving and try to show that of how I listen to others problems and just with listening in
Review the discussion of listening styles on pages 160-164. Complete the “Self-Quiz” Discover Your Listening Styles” on page 162. Do gender or culture affect your own listening style? Do the results of your self-quiz seem accurate? How well does your listening style work for you in various listening situations? Which strategies from Table 5.1 (page 163) will be useful as you improve your listening ability? Feel free to refer to other listening concepts discussed in the chapter as well.
Listening is a part of our lives every day and no matter where we go there is some form of listening that goes with us. Listening is more complex than we think it is and how we listen can originate from our culture, beliefs, and ideas, …show more content…
Through this thought it can be seen the arguments of how men and women listen can be differed on how one gender listens. With the information gathered through studies it can be shown that women are more likely than men to use the listening style of people- oriented and content- oriented. As I am a woman. Whereas men are likely to use time- oriented and action- oriented styles. But one must consider that everyone is different and that culture powerfully shapes the use and perception of our listening styles, not just gender. On the other hand I can see that gender plays a role in how I listen which falls under the category of people- oriented. When listening I deeply get involved on how I take in listening to other people to the extent of picking up on someone’s conversation unintentionally. Where one focuses there attention on others feelings when listening, become emotionally involved when listening to others problems, and using good eye contact to show interest of what one is saying. This is identical of how I listen with everyone I talk to, because I view myself as caring and loving and try to show that of how I listen to others problems and just with listening in