Listening and Feedback-Skill Currently Used to be an Effective Listener

Listening and Feedback-Skill Currently Used to be an Effective Listener

There are different types of skills I am currently using for to become a better listener. For example, in informative listening, I realized that I previously had a lot of prejudgments when it came to a speaker. For instance, if I disagreed with the speaker’s standpoint, I would also have a disagreeing mentality to everything else they said. This also applied to people I thought to be incompetent when it came to certain topics, in addition to the general appeal of a person. If I was not naturally drawn to a person’s personality, my ability to listen to them was affected. However, I am now trying to avoid prejudgments from getting in the way of listening to people.

In the second type of listening, critical listening (Hamilton, 2016), the skill I am focused on is questioning in order to establish credibility. I am learning to carefully verify any information provided in a critical listening scenario by asking questions that provide the evidence I require. Lastly, regarding empathic listening, especially for those close to me, I am currently trying not to use advising responses. Whenever someone comes to me with a problem, it is not in my place to give them advice on what to do because I will be responsible for their failure if they fail, and if they were to succeed, they might come to me with every other problem which is harmful to their growth as a person. Therefore, I restrain myself from instantly trying to advise those I listen to and instead use questions and paraphrasing responses (Hamilton, 2016) that enable them to find solutions by themselves.

One listening skill I feel I could improve is learning to block out internal psychological noise so that I can focus fully on the conversation. This is especially difficult when trying to personalize the information because I can get lost in my head as I think about my own experiences. By mastering how to block out internal psychological noise completely, I will be fully present in the conversation and not miss any verbal and nonverbal cues (Storch  & Ortiz Juarez-Paz, 2018). This will enable me to understand people fully, and the goals behind my communication will be met successfully.

References

Hamilton, C. M. (2016). Communicating for success. Routledge.

Storch, S. L., & Ortiz Juarez-Paz, A. V. (2018). Family communication: Exploring the dynamics of listening with mobile devices. International Journal of Listening, 32(2), 115-126.

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DB 206 UNIT 6
Listening and Feedback

Listening is a skill and like any skill, the more you practice good habits, the better you get. Of course, it is also easier to listen to others when messages are crafted with the audience in mind.

For this discussion, please respond to the following:

For each of the types of listening (informational, critical, and empathic), discuss one skill that you currently use to be an effective listener.
Identify a listening skill that you could improve upon to be a more effective listener and describe the potential effect it will have on your listening skills.