Center for Teaching and Learning Stanford University‚ Stanford CA Characteristics of Effective Listening Ineffective Effective Non-Verbal Behavior Listener looks bored‚ uninterested‚ or judgmental; avoids eye contact; displays distracting mannerisms (doodles‚ plays with a paper clip‚ etc.) Listener maintains positive posture; avoids distracting mannerisms; keeps attention focused on speaker; maintains eye contact; nods and smiles when appropriate Focus of Attention Listener shifts focus of attention
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Harmful Effects of Participation Trophies Studies reported to Evan Grossman of Men’s Journal have shown that the generation of people reaching adulthood now are considered a bunch of “self-obsessed‚ irresponsible‚ and unmotivated generation of false achievers.” What could have caused this? A huge cause of this is what is known as the “self-esteem movement” according to Evan Grossman of Men’s Journal. Kids are given rewards and trophies for participation and maybe even just showing up to simply build
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This module has given me a real insight into how to be a good and effective mentor. There are many areas involved in becoming a good mentor. At the start of this module I studied the snakes and ladder model to mentorship. This emphasised the importance of assisting students climb the ladders and let letting them slip down the snake. There are many qualities you need to have‚ in order to becoming a good mentor. I have learnt that if you lack in just one of these qualities‚ the student you are mentoring
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Effective professional school leadership is a common phrase tossed around as the country is focusing on improving school districts in our nation. Although student learning is the concern and responsibility of everyone‚ I believe with effective professional leadership this will trickle down to all the stakeholders involved. Teachers‚ parents‚ students and the community will have a positive impact on the school environment if the leader leads by example and is equally committed to achieving excellence
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Effective Presentations In order to deliver a passionate‚ charismatic presentation‚ it is necessary to carefully rehearse and prepare beforehand. As introduced by “Preparing to Be Real‚” there are several strategies during rehearsal which can help better connect the speaker with the material and his/her charisma: (1) find and rehearse its essence‚ by running through the high-level structure of the speech in a short duration (learning what’s important and what’s not)‚ (2) focus on the opening
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measures of employment activity. One is that unemployment rates will increase as labor force participation rates increase. Another is that as women entered the work force they replaced men. That is‚ as the Female Labor Force Participation Rate increased‚ the Male Labor Force Participation Rate decreased. Go to http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/ and retrieve: 1. Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate (CIVPART)‚ Percent‚ Quarterly‚ Seasonally Adjusted‚ since 1949 2. Civilian Labor Force (CLF16OV)
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to tell us that there are three sides to every story‚ your story‚ the other person story and then the truth. This old age theory still holds truth when communicating whether‚ it’s online or face-to-face. I have learned that in order for me to be effective in communicating that I have to be face-to-face with an individual so that the other person would be able to see and notice the sincerity that I pose within the conversation. While communicating face-to-face‚ I can feel assured that my point is
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exploration‚ efficient utilization and proper maximization of such resources through competent modes are critical success factors in the quest for relevance in the new millennium. Beside human population which readily provides seemingly cheap labour for effective productivity in a given space and time‚ other factors of production such as capital and land (water and coaster resources inclusive) represent veritable platforms for achieving national growth and socio-economic development. Nigeria‚ with an
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Effective communication is essential to the production of any business organization since the world is becoming a ’global village’. However due to large organisational structures‚ it became difficult to get any message out. Communication has crucial impacts within or among workgroups in that organization From the scientific management viewpoint‚ communication is a tool of organizational design to facilitate and operate task completion so that the theorists had emphasis on communication flow
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Another barrier to participation within the elderly is health related issues‚ this may be down to age related problems or previous injuries. This affects all of the sections on the sports development pyramid but mostly at the performance/elite stage as the competitions are important and intensity levels rise‚ more injuries are likely to occur which with the elderly‚ may be harder to recover from as their bones are more brittle and joints become tighter due to arthritis. A solution to this barrier
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