Focused Listening And Effective Communication Strategies
Task one
According to (vtaide 2011) effective communication means that we are able to express ourselves, both verbally and non-verbally, in ways that are appropriate to our cultures and situations. This means not being able to express our opinions and desires, but also our needs and fears and to ask for help and advice. There are a number of different interpersonal communication strategies that enable communication to become effective.
Focused listening is a communication strategy that not only enables more of a chance to be able to hear what the speaker is saying but it also sends signals to the speaker to let them know that you are actually listening and engaged and also that you are actually listening in what they have to say. In some of my modules I am required to do some group work. As individuals we all have our different ways of working and I have realised how focused listening has helped me to work and get along better with my …show more content…
When receiving feedback it is good to take notes because this means you can get the key information. This will also encourage the speaker to give you very useful constructive criticism as it gives the speaker positive impression that you are paying attention to them. It is especially useful to take notes when a speaker is speaking for a long period of time. It is very easy to miss out or forget important information when you have been listening for a long while. During my lectures I have found that it is really useful to take notes when the lecturer is lecturing. I am able to note down important information and take away really important information from the lecture. When revising I find it hard at times to remember what I had learnt a couple weeks back and going back to this notes helps me to remember what the lecture had been talking about. Thus taking notes is a useful interpersonal communication strategy to use in order to be able to remember key
According to (vtaide 2011) effective communication means that we are able to express ourselves, both verbally and non-verbally, in ways that are appropriate to our cultures and situations. This means not being able to express our opinions and desires, but also our needs and fears and to ask for help and advice. There are a number of different interpersonal communication strategies that enable communication to become effective.
Focused listening is a communication strategy that not only enables more of a chance to be able to hear what the speaker is saying but it also sends signals to the speaker to let them know that you are actually listening and engaged and also that you are actually listening in what they have to say. In some of my modules I am required to do some group work. As individuals we all have our different ways of working and I have realised how focused listening has helped me to work and get along better with my …show more content…
When receiving feedback it is good to take notes because this means you can get the key information. This will also encourage the speaker to give you very useful constructive criticism as it gives the speaker positive impression that you are paying attention to them. It is especially useful to take notes when a speaker is speaking for a long period of time. It is very easy to miss out or forget important information when you have been listening for a long while. During my lectures I have found that it is really useful to take notes when the lecturer is lecturing. I am able to note down important information and take away really important information from the lecture. When revising I find it hard at times to remember what I had learnt a couple weeks back and going back to this notes helps me to remember what the lecture had been talking about. Thus taking notes is a useful interpersonal communication strategy to use in order to be able to remember key