Active ingredient

At the very beginning of the interview I noticed how much I was looking down to document what Amy was saying. I was so focused on making sure I had documented everything Amy said and I think I lost some meanings by not watching her body language. If I were to put myself in Amy’s position I probably would have felt like I was just there to answer a bunch of assessment questions and the therapist really did not care what I had to say. The empathy was there in my voice, but not in my actions, so…

cares. Through the demonstration of an active, genuine expression of compassion to the talker, the listener will earn the talker’s heart and mind. Facial communication, as well as gentle words, helps display that they feel worried about their speech. Developing active listening abilities involves listeners to evaluate their place within the discussion. It is vital that they comprehend how they “come across” as they listen. At first, it may feel stifled, but as active listening skills are…

• Classroom Organization (routines, schedules, transitions, warnings) (6 Points) o Classroom organization is a huge part to a child’s behavioral issues. When a child is unsure about routines, transitions, and warnings, they may misbehave.  Having a routine and schedule for a classroom will also children to know when certain things will happen throughout the day. For an example they understand that snack time is after large group, or outside time is at the end of the day. When children are…

What are your three (3) most important reasons for wanting to be a teacher? Being a teacher is the without doubt the hardest work I have ever done, but no other type of job has ever given me as much satisfaction. Helping my students to comprehend the science behind this world we live in and watching their critical thinking skills grow warms my heart. I think teachers play a critical role in society in these rapidly changings times, a basic comprehension of scientific method is crucial to the…

Trust plays not only a pivotal role in building relationships in the workplace. I also believe it is the cornerstone to all successful human to human interactions. I like the fact that you can trust someone but still have diametrically opposed views about a particular subject. Let’s face it, we don’t always see eye to eye, especially when it comes to the workplace. However, it is imperative that while disagreeing on a particular subject a mutual level of trust is maintained. In this paper,…

I asked Trudy an open question, “Tell me what’s been going on lately?”. This open question allowed me to get a lot of information on how Trudy was feeling about school and her social life. While she was talking, I was practicing my attending and active listening skills. I made it appoint to show her that I was giving her al my attention. Once and while I was say “ok” or nod my head. The entire time she talked I made it a point to give her eye contact. However, when I would talk to her I would…

him 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…

“Listening has been characterized as a set of activities that involves an individual‘s capacity to apprehend, recognize, discriminate, or even ignore certain information. It has also been considered to contain complex and active processes that are involved in linguistic knowledge, personal expectation, cognitive processing skills, and world knowledge. Listening involves interaction and negotiation with a speaker and requires prior experience of a listener to best understand…

told that you cannot listen to respond, you must be an active listener. Active listening can be defined as the act of mindfully hearing and attempting to comprehend the meaning of words spoken by another in a conversation or speech. In simple terms, an active listener is one that listens to understand. As a Resident Assistant (RA), Office of Information Technology employee, and leader, my goal for my junior year is to become a more developed active listener. In both of my employments on campus,…

1. List and briefly explain Ed Brodow’s Six Rules for Effective Listening from the video we watched. The Ed Brodow six rules for effective listening are: Develop the desire to listen. This rule encourages people to be interest in what others are saying to enhance the quality of interactions they have. Let the other person do most of the talking. This ensures the person listening internalizes the subject being talked about. Ask lots of open ended questions. Open ended questions elicit more…