This listening diary assignment was made to make us more aware of how we use our listening skills in our everyday life for a consecutive three days. Helping to analyze how we interact with others through our responses, it gave insight as to how this affects our perception of communication. When I began to start writing down notes in my Listening Diary, I believed that I listen to comprehend, to appreciate and to discern. I chose my ineffectiveness as selective, eavesdropping, and pseudo-listening. My response styles were classified as silent listening, questioning, and supporting. With what I have collected in the past three days, I was shocked to find out that my listening skills were not used as much as I thought they would be when I interacted
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I have used this particular style for when I wasn’t in a positive mood, or if I was so exhausted that I didn’t have any physical or mental energy to pay attention. There was a situation where I talked to my mother and asked how the phrase “by the way” should be used, and if it was used negatively when put in a certain context that I had experienced through text. I was in a positive mood, and I was listening to appreciate as much as I could until my brother, named Bobby, eavesdropped on the conversation and asked what was going on. After explaining it to him, it became difficult for me to explain my side on the topic because when I tried to talk and explain my thoughts completely, my brother would interrupt and speak on his …show more content…
With the situation with my mother and my brother, I should “call to mind the positive aspects of the encounter” and “consider the short- and long-term consequences of your actions” in order for myself to understand and interpret their responses clearer (McCornack 127). I am somewhat satisfied with my listening behavior, but it can be improved. I noticed that if I was pressed for time or if I was busy or uninterested in their topic, then my listening would increasingly become more ineffective as time progressed. I should be more engaged in people’s conversations, regardless if I am interested or not, because what they want to explain is important to them. Finally, when dealing with ineffective listening, I should try to not interrupt someone when they are talking, so they “won’t be offended by the interruption” (“Shut Up and Listen”
I have used this particular style for when I wasn’t in a positive mood, or if I was so exhausted that I didn’t have any physical or mental energy to pay attention. There was a situation where I talked to my mother and asked how the phrase “by the way” should be used, and if it was used negatively when put in a certain context that I had experienced through text. I was in a positive mood, and I was listening to appreciate as much as I could until my brother, named Bobby, eavesdropped on the conversation and asked what was going on. After explaining it to him, it became difficult for me to explain my side on the topic because when I tried to talk and explain my thoughts completely, my brother would interrupt and speak on his …show more content…
With the situation with my mother and my brother, I should “call to mind the positive aspects of the encounter” and “consider the short- and long-term consequences of your actions” in order for myself to understand and interpret their responses clearer (McCornack 127). I am somewhat satisfied with my listening behavior, but it can be improved. I noticed that if I was pressed for time or if I was busy or uninterested in their topic, then my listening would increasingly become more ineffective as time progressed. I should be more engaged in people’s conversations, regardless if I am interested or not, because what they want to explain is important to them. Finally, when dealing with ineffective listening, I should try to not interrupt someone when they are talking, so they “won’t be offended by the interruption” (“Shut Up and Listen”