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Improving Your Listening Skills. UI100: First-Year Seminar. Listening…. Conduct Listening Assessment What did the assessment tell you about yourself? Were you surprised?. Listening…. Listening involves the skill of grasping and interpreting a message’s genuine meaning.
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Improving Your Listening Skills UI100: First-Year Seminar
Listening… • Conduct Listening Assessment • What did the assessment tell you about yourself? • Were you surprised?
Listening… • Listening involves the skill of grasping and interpreting a message’s genuine meaning. • Listening is an activity; it requires attention, energy, and skill.
Listening… • Most people do not listen effectively! • Concentrate on what they are going to say next rather than what a person is saying.
Listening… • The act of good listening affirms others, builds trust, and suppresses personal judgments that shape perceptions. • Active listening is necessary in all aspects of your life. • What aspects might that include?
Listening… • If you become a leader in your organization, why might listening be important?
Listening… “Conversation: a vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.” — Anonymous “Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.” — Ambrose Bierce