Listening is described on page 73 as being open to the other
persons view and willingness to suspend judgment during the discussion, and
patience to hear the other out. I think this is one of my biggest struggles as
a communicator. I will sit their and it will seem like I am listening, but I don’t
always take it all in. I get distracted very easily. When it is something of
importance to a friend, yes I am 100% paying attention but when a friend is
just chatting about non-sense, sometimes I catch myself being physically apart
of the conversation but not mentally. I am also not a very patient listener. I
always want to get my ideas, comments or concerns out right away when someone
is talking instead of waiting till the end of their story. I am aware this is
an issue for me so I try not to have things around me that could distract me,
such as my phone, or objects that I could play with. I think when someone is
talking I don’t suspened my judgement, I want to say what is on my mind and it
is definitely something I need to work on as a communicator. Being a good
listener is a huge role in any conversation.
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ReplyDeleteGreat post! I like how you mentioned that listening is one of your biggest struggles as a communicator. I think that a lot of people don’t like to admit that they don’t listen that well and it can become distracting t times when your listen to others. I used to struggle with listening but over the years I have gotten much better at it. I tend to focus on the other person and try to fully listen to them. Granted like you mentioned, that when someone is just chatting about non-sense it can be hard to stay focused and listen to them. For me it can become boring, but I have at times tried to wait for the person to stop talking about their non-sense and to just do the same to see how they react and see if they really are listening to me like I did for them. Listening is a very important role in communication and one skill that can be hard for a lot of people. I enjoyed reading your post!
This was a great post and I liked how you added honesty to your post. Listening to everyone and everything they say all the time is very hard to do so you are not alone. I like how you say that if it was something of importance to your friend you pay attention but not as much if it was just non sense. I find that the importance of the content determines the level of attentiveness in certain people. You are correct that listening is a huge thing in communication. We all can be better listeners and I feel when we are our communication skills will highly improve.
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