active listening
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By : Ahmed jan & Muhammad Bilal Yusufemail # [email protected]
DEFINITION OF LISTENING
The process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages; to hear something with thoughtful attention.
Listening Listening vs. Hearing vs. Hearing
Hearing- physical process; natural; passive
Listening- physical & mental process; active; learned process; a skill
Listening is hard! You must choose to participate in the process of
listening.
Listening is a conscious activity based on three basic skills:
1) Attitude 2) Attention3) Adjustment
Basic skills
1)Attitude Maintain a constructive Attitude 2)Attention
Strive to pay Attention
3)Adjustment
Cultivate a capacity for Adjustment
Listening is an active process that has three basic steps :
1. Hearing 2. Understanding 3. Judging
TYPES OF LISTENING
1. Inactive listening. 2. Selective listening. 3. Active listening 4. Reflective Listening
ACTİVE LİSTENİNG
WHAT IS ACTIVE LISTENING?
A way of listening and responding to another person that improves mutual understanding.
A way of paying attention to other people that can make them feel that you are hearing them
This type of listening is called active because it requires certain behaviors of the listener.
BENEFITS OF ACTIVE LISTENING
It forces people to listen attentively to others. It tends to open people up, to get them to say more. Builds relationships the objective of all of this is increase understanding
of the other’s point of view, not necessarily to agree with it or support it.
“A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but before he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.”
Kenneth A. WELLS
CONCLUSION Listening is a critical communication skill for managers and
consultants, as well as for all of us in our personal lives. You can't negotiate effectively until you understand what the
other person wants. Active listening, is crucial to achieving your ultimate
communication objectives. Active listening is a skill that, like other communication skills,
must be developed . By practicing you can develop these skills.