Hearing

In his own original work What to Listen for in Music, Copland describes three different crucial planes that we each must experience in order to “actively” listen to a piece of music. The first plane being the sensuous plane, which describes when one listens to music for mere pleasure. It is how we listen to music when we are not truly thinking about what we are listening to. This would include listening to music in the car or while we exercise. We get a sense of satisfaction when we hear a song…

Which habits seem to pop up in your listening? The habits that popped up in my listening are as follows Distractions such as background sounds or my cellphone or my thoughts going on in my mind sidetracked me in my listening. I jump to conclusions before the speaker has finished talking. What can you do to replace these habits with more productive behaviors? The first thing I can do is to minimize the distractions around myself. I should concentrate on the speaker. Focus myself to keep my mind…

Some skills are job-specific, meaning that they will only help somebody in a certain field. Other skills are valuable in majority of things that people do throughout the day. One of the most important skills that somebody can use in any field they work in is listening. It is essential to know the different types of listening, distractions from listening accurately, and also benefits of listening to understand why it is so important. Surprisingly, there is more to listening than it seems…

The Dynamics of Groups as Systems| HS 6510 M1: _A3_Brooks.doc. Argosy University I choose a small group of seven people. The small group is making an effort to provide clothing and food for the homeless and families within our community. Our group has one leader who has been appointed by all of the group members. On the other hand, if the leader is absent there will be a group member who will take over when the leader is absent. However, everyone in the group will…

Written Assignment Unit 6 Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process (Listening Skills, 2015). Listening is a huge part of the communication process and doing it effectively is a key skill to develop. Being able to understand what your boss is asking you to do and how to do it, working alongside a co-worker or getting feedback from a customers are all examples of communication to you. Being able to understand and react effectively to these…

Reflective listening can be considered a key concept when it comes to the profession of case management. Summers states that “listening to another person in a way that indicates our concern for that person is important in the healing process” (pg. 154). Clients want to be able to express their concerns and issues to a professional that will listen to what is being said and respond in a helpful manner. Summers (2013) explains that the three purposes of reflective listening are to “let clients…

Palms sweating, heart beating, ankles quivering(parallelism). just feet from the end of the tightrope; my body was ready to give up. It was late fall and the once colorful leaves on the ground were turning a dismal brown(sight imagery). They made loud crunching sounds(sound imagery) under our feet as my project challenge class walked toward the tightrope course. Chatting with my friends David and Joey, none of us were aware of what was lurking in our futures. Coach Pug was describing the…

The Listening Project is a documentary that follows four Americans around the globe as they ask people in various countries questions about their opinions on America. The four Americans are Bao Phi, Bob Roeglin, Cattie Lennox, and Han Shan. Each of the Americans are from different backgrounds and different areas of the country. They visit and talk to people from countries such as Russia, Palestine, Afghanistan, Canada, China, India, Great Britain, Japan, and Mexico. Each of these countries has…

In the video clip, the narrator is advocating active listening. Active listening is defined as a process in which the listener paraphrases what the speaker says to clarify the message (Fujishin, 2012, p. 81). It is a simple way of communication that lets the speaker know the listener is engaged, and that they genuinely care. This type of communication is essential in the healthcare profession, when one is dealing with vulnerable populations. In the short video A Story About Care, the narrator…

The definition of listening is being able to interpret both the non-verbal and verbal messages from others. This skill could be used when establishing leadership with your employees. In some leadership theories, like participative leadership where the employees are crucial and involved in the decision making of the business. A website that supports how to learn these tools are: https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm. I like this website because it focuses on active listening and…