Summary: The Importance Of Active Listening

This paper defines and discusses four academic concepts. It explains how important it is to be an active listener, it shows that listening involves given feedback to the speaker so they will that you were actually paying attention. Next topic would be Bloom Taxonomy is a classification of how we think in other words the higher or of how individuals think. It will discuss and explain why it is shaped in the form of a pyramid. Bloom Taxonomy is divided into six different learning styles and this paper will discuss each one. Kolb learning style is used a lot by educators this style teaches that different people will have different learning styles Kolb consist of four learning styles. The last concept discussed is seven habits of highly effective people each of these habits are important to your success. We develop good and bad habits if you have goals set and looking to reach them you will most likely have to abide by the skills being discussed in this paper.
The Importance of Active Listening According to Halsey, “Active listening or attentively listening …show more content…
“The first of these asks readers to be proactive, and take responsibility for their destinies rather than blame external factors such as circumstance or environment”(Walsh, 2014, p.68). Be proactive which means to be positive make the right decisions, next one begins with the end in mind meaning be a good person, always plan ahead, third habit is put first things first meaning prioritize, next habit is think win-win meaning they are making a profit and you can continue to make one by working with then it is ok, fifth habit is to seek first to understand then to be understood meaning listen when being spoken to and make eye to eye contact with the speaker, six habit is synergize meaning do not get the big head, embrace other individuals ideas, the last habit is sharpen the saw treat your body