Reflective Essay: My Willingness To Listen Score

My willingness to listen score is 52 out of 75. For avoiding interruption, I score perfect because when someone is talking I let her or him finish talking first, then I give my opinion. For postponing evaluation I score perfect because I always try to keep an open mind about others point of view by listening to their opinion and not jumping into any conclusion until they are done talking. For showing interest, I score moderate because people can infrequently tell when I am not concentrating on what they are saying. For maintaining interest, I score moderate because sometimes I let my mind wander to other things when someone takes a long time to explain or present a simple idea. For organizing information, I need to work on it because I to listen well in order to summarize what the person is saying and ask questions. I think that the quiz measurement is accurate because it was of no surprise on what I area of willingness to listen I need to improve and in what area I do not need to improve.
It shows that I am interested in what the speaker is saying. Some of the things that I can do to improve listening are:
1. Motivate myself to listen because with a motivated mind you can approach the situation with an open mind and learn something from the speaker. (Bevan, J. L., & Sole, K. 2014).
2. Listen to the message clearly with any internal or external distractions. (Bevan, J. L., & Sole, K.