Active Listening Reflection Paper

Reflection Paper Throughout the 5-days practice of active listening and basic attending skills in daily conversations, it was easiest for me to practice empathy. I found it easy to perceive the situation through others’ eyes and perspectives without being judgemental and listen attentively in order to capture the accurate meaning. As a result, I was able to develop empathic rapport in which I accurately sensed and understood others’ concerns as well as feelings. Besides that, I was able to show the second level of empathy which is basic empathy when I paraphrased the information received to show that I was paying attention to what was being said and understood others’ issues accurately. The ease of practicing empathy could arise due to my personality in which I am more sensitive to both my and others’ feelings. Also, as an introvert, I listen more than I talk, so I pay more attention to what others say which makes it easier to understand their worldview and feel their feelings for myself. On the contrary, the most difficult experience was the reflection of …show more content…
Before this 5-day practice, it was relatively natural for me to maintain appropriate eye contact since it was a habit I usually practiced. This could be due to my upbringing, where my parents emphasized on looking at the person when talking as a form of respect. My values further motivated this practice in which I believe that the eyes are the window to the soul, and may convey even more message than words as seen in the Eye Contact Experiment (). Moreover, I am also used to restating information as a sign that I paid attention to what others were saying and also as a form of respect. Such practice also serves as a way to clarify information, since I might interpret the information received differently due to my biases, personality or upbringing which could lead to differing perceptions towards the information