Ineffective Listening Analysis

Part One
Three types of ineffective listening I found in the breakup are pseudo listening, stage hoggers, and selective listening. Pseudo listening is where one pretends to listen to another and isn’t fully paying attention. An example from the movie is in the beginning when Gary comes home to Brooke cooking dinner and he sits down on the couch to watch his sports. Brooke asks Gary to help her with some things before their dinner guests arrive and he is too distracted by the TV to listen, so he just acts like he’s acknowledging what she’s saying so he can watch his sports in peace. A stage hogger is where someone turns a conversation into a discussion that’s all about them. In the movie Gary becomes a stage hogger when he’s playing video
Supporting is when someone expresses concern or interest to another. In the scene where Gary and Brooke’s family all sit down for dinner, Dennis (Gary’s Brother) talks about achieving his dreams in the touring business. Richard (Brooke’s Brother) continues to applaud and agree with Dennis because he says he feels the exact same way about singing. The types of supporting Richard showed in this scene were praise and agreement. Advising is when a person attempts to help by proposing a solution or simply giving advice. After Gary and Brooke have a terrible game night, their friend and realtor, Riggleman, sits them both down to talk about what to do with their condo. Since Gary and Brooke agreed they wouldn’t be getting back together, Riggleman advises them to sell the condo and go their separate ways. Judgments is when someone puts in their own thoughts about something. In the movie Dennis judges Gary for losing the condo because of his break up with Brooke. Dennis could have tried questioning with Gary instead of judging so it wouldn’t have been so abrupt. The responses in the movie for supporting and advising were appropriate and worked