LS13707 Advanced Listening and Speaking Skills Reflective Journal 1) Interview of native English speakers Date: 2nd October‚ 2012 As there is a group presentation on an analysis of different accents‚ I have to interview two native English speakers with my classmates. We interviewed three people whom are an American‚ a British and a Sweden. Accents in different countries are various. I am more comfortable in listening British English. So‚ when I was interviewing the American and
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Answer keys PRACTICE TEST 1 LISTENING Section 1 1 A 2 C 3 D 4 D 5 C 6 Prescott (must be correct spelling with capital “P”) 7 41 8 Fountain (must have capital “F”) 9 752239 10 £65 Section 2 11 E 12 F 13 H 14 $250 million 15 roads//road system 16 too late 17 school children//boys 18 3 19 boats//pleasure crafty/boats and pleasure craft 20 pilot 21 (musical) instruments Section 3 22 A 23 B 24 C 25 A 26 talk//give a talk 27 write up work 28 can choose 29 open book
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another. Donella Meadows wrote an article making an assertion that regardless of who is voicing an opinion‚ we must listen with open minds. While this may be a seemingly trivial and obvious position to take‚ the implications of it carry great weight. Listening with an open mind is essential in fully benefitting and learning from those around us‚ as well as maintaining relationships that will allow us to voice our opinions. Before we can even begin to explore the “open-mind”‚ it is necessary to understand
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Art of Listening Notes for Final Pages 223-237 Chapter 16 1. Romanticism Artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement starting in the late 18th Century Europe. Romantic Literature and literary theory became very popular in the first two decades of 19th Century‚ followed by Romantic composers around 1820. Famous English poets such as Shelly‚ Keats and Byron emerged during this time as well as lesser-known German Romantic literature. 19th Century golden age for opera Music recognized
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The authors of this chapter‚ promotes 1 Thessalonians 5:14-18‚ as a foundational scripture for a competent Christian counselor. Active listening is a key core skill. This is very important‚ because you want to be able to show that you are attentive to what the client is talking about. Patience is a core skill‚ because it takes quality time with the client to be effective in your session
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Introduction Listening and presentation skills are critically important to managers today to be able to communicate effectively Below analysis provide an insight into the twin skills and its importance‚ while providing personal development action plan to apply learning in real life. 1 Role of Managers Managers today‚ face the challenge of being speed yet being effective to be successful. As described by Mintzberg (1971)‚ there are three broad role categories that a manager should develop
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Memo To: CEO From: Human Resources Director Date: September 9‚ 2012 Re: Employee Benefit Package As requested‚ and after much research and comparison of available benefit packages‚ the following benefit package is recommended to be implemented by the organization‚ and offered to all executive assistants‚ and all other employees. Executive assistants are vital in their role in the organization. The role of the executive assistant is to
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Assessment Task: Given that listening accounts for 45 per cent of time spent on communication (Eunson 2012:310)‚ argue the importance of listening skills in the workplace. Your analysis should identify three specific listening behaviors and provide examples to demonstrate how these skills promote communication and understanding. Support your analysis with relevant communication theory and evidence from appropriate academic sources. Listening skills play a significant role in evaluating
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collect and convey information‚ to make decisions and to promote interpersonal unity. Every one of those jobs is carried out through communication. Effective managers are able to use a wide variety of media and strategies to communicate. Speaking and listening are the communication skills we use most (Nanayakkara‚ 1996). In oral presentations‚ the audience comprises individual listeners and also to address people effectively‚ the presenter needs to know the requirements of the audience and it is a must
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HSM 240 April 6‚ 2013 Benefit Types Checkpoint The United Way is an agency that helps families out in ways to improve their current living situations by various programs. It is the leadership and support organization for the network of nearly 1‚800 community-based United Ways in 40 countries and territories. We advance the common good by focusing on improving education‚ helping people achieve financial stability‚ and promoting healthy lives‚ and by mobilizing millions of people to give‚ advocate
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