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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General Information about the iPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc.‚ primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books‚ periodicals‚ movies‚ music‚ games‚ apps and web content. Its size and weight fall between those of contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. The iPad runs on iOS‚ the same operating system used on Apple ’s iPod Touch and iPhone‚ and can run its own applications as well as iPhone applications. Without modification‚ the
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All you have to do is pay attention to the words that another person is saying to be an active listener. But active listening is more than paying attention and there are some barriers that sometimes have to be overcome to listen effectively. So as my colleague Avanthi explained now I’m going to highlight the various kinds of barriers confronted in listening actively. Active listening barriers mainly comprises of the seven major communication barriers namely physical barriers‚ emotional barriers‚
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cardiovascular endurance any questions? form to take note of push ups (: Straight Head/Neck Position‚Keep Shoulders Back & Stable‚ Hips and Torso Straight) sit ups(Squeeze your shoulder blades together. Exhale then tighten your abs and curl up toward your bent knees. Do not pull on your neck. Keep your head in line with your spine‚ tilting your chin forward slightly as you come up.) squats(feet shoulder
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is Your Moral Obligation to Read This Envision a friend spouting off about how amazing his or her sports team is‚ someone that never ceases to rant about his or her problems‚ or a boss introducing a bogus new business concept that is clearly doomed for failure. Picturing these type of interactions likely is not difficult‚ as we have all been in a similar circumstance at one time or another. Donella Meadows wrote an article making an assertion that regardless of who is voicing an opinion‚ we must
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Cool Beans Coffee Cafe Kimberly A. McKelvy Dr. Patricia Obiefule BUS 335 – Staffing Organizations February 3‚ 2013 Identify the type of employment relationship you would establish between the coffee shop and employees from a legal perspective. Explain your reasoning. Cool Beans Coffee Cafe is planning on establishing an employer-employee relationship. A written agreement is going to represent our employment contract‚ “the terms and conditions of which represents the promises and expectations
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their day to day activities and it has immense effect on the body and mind. Everyone in this world loves music as it evokes particular emotional states and these emotional states are related to brain and autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity. Listening to music activates a multitude of brain structures involved in cognitive‚ sensorimotor‚ and emotional processing. Music has the potential to induce strong emotions which are either positive or negative‚ and positive emotions can augment well-being
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SOCI 111-35D Explain cool hunting. According to the video‚ what is the paradox of cool hunting? Cool hunting is simply how companies hire outside experts to “hunt for whats in” or “find the new/hip style”. They look for the trend setters (the 20%) who are sought out to influence the other 80% of the population. The paradox with that is that once it becomes a public image; they then need to find a new image. Once something new like a trend or theme is brought to sight; it becomes old and you’ll
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Abstract: This paper explores multiple studies on the many listening barriers in communication. Specifically‚ this paper focuses on a study done about the frequent listening barriers and how they can affect listening effectiveness. In addition‚ It discuses the many individual listening barriers. It explores six major listening factors that come from the multiple listening barriers. The main study this paper revolves around is conducted by Steven Golen (1990)‚ conducted with university students and
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Active Listening Essay May 7‚ 2008 Active listening is a communication skill that facilitates understanding‚ comprehension‚ and compassion between people. Good listeners “actively process information‚ make pertinent comments‚ and ask relevant questions” (Brent and Anderson 123). They are engaged in the conversation and purposeful in listening‚ thereby creating opportunities that improve relationships‚ increase cooperation‚ solve problems‚ and build intimacy. According to Philippa Cordingley‚ founder
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