Listening

Module
Seventeen
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 Learning Objectives

LO 17-1 Explain good listening strategies for the

workplace.
LO 17-2 Apply strategies for active listening.
LO 17-3 Apply techniques for acknowledgment
responses.
LO 17-4 Recognize value in leadership through
listening.
LO 17-5 Recognize value in active listening during
disagreements.
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 Listening

 Hearing
 denotes perceiving
sounds.
 Listening
 Means decoding and
interpreting them
correctly.

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What do good listeners do?

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 What do good listeners do?

To avoid listening errors caused by

inattention:
 Before the meeting, anticipate the answers you
need to get
 At the end of the conversation, check your
understanding with the other person
 After the conversation, write down key points that
affect deadlines or how work will be evaluated.

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 What do good listeners do?

To avoid listening errors caused by self-

absorption:
 Focus on the substance of what the speaker says
 Spend your time evaluating what the speaker says
 Consciously work to learn something from every
speaker

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 What do good listeners do?

To avoid listening errors caused by faulty

assumptions:
 Don’t ignore instructions you think are unnecessary
 Consider the other person’s background and
experiences
 Paraphrase what the speaker has said

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 What do good listeners do?

To avoid listening errors caused by focusing

solely on facts:
 Consciously listen for feelings.
 Pay attention to tone of voice, facial expression,
and body language.
 Don’t assume that silence means consent.

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 What is active listening?

 Active listening,
 receivers actively
demonstrate that
they’ve heard and
understood a speaker
by feeding back either
the literal meaning or
the emotional content
or both.

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What is active listening?

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Blocking Responses versus
Active Listening

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 How do I show people that I’m
listening to them?

 Acknowledgment responses help carry the

message that you’re listening
 The mainstream U.S. culture shows
attention and involvement by making eye
contact, leaning forward, and making
acknowledgment responses

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 Can I use these techniques if I really
disagree with someone?

 Good listening enables you to find out why

your opponent objects to the programs or
ideas you support
 If you really listen to the people you
disagree with, you show that you respect
them.

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