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Effective Listening

Effective Listening. The SOFTEN Model. Non-Verbal Tips For Effective Listening. S Smile or serious , whichever is more appropriate O Open Posture , Facing the person who is talking F Forward Lean , slightly toward the speaker T Time allowed for the speaker to talk without interruption

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Effective Listening

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  1. Effective Listening The SOFTEN Model

  2. Non-Verbal Tips For Effective Listening • S • Smile or serious, whichever is more appropriate • O • Open Posture, Facing the person who is talking • F • Forward Lean, slightly toward the speaker • T • Time allowed for the speaker to talk without interruption • E • Eye Contact should be made without staring • N • Nod occasionally to show acknowledgement

  3. Discussion Question • How does the SOFTEN model correlate to the 8 essentials? • Patience • Kindness • Respect • What are other ways to show active listening? • Paraphrasing • Questioning • Allowing Silence • Attitude

  4. SOFTEN Rubric • Groups of 3 • 1 member discusses a topic that troubles them, or a genuine life problem. • 1 member listens practicing soften model • 1 member fills out rubric for “listener” • Rotate

  5. Listening- James C. Hunter

  6. Potential Discussion Topics • A mistake you made that you learned from • Your first punishment that you remembered and how that affected your life. • How is “balance” going in your life? What do you struggle to keep balanced? What keeps you from being balanced? • What was an embarrassing moment? Not a funny one, but one that you struggled with. • What do you look forward to at school? What are your concerned about at school? • What is a problem at school that needs to be resolved? • What are some areas of leadership, ASB, and student government at school that need to be resolved? • How are your relationships with your brother/sister or parents?

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