Teaching and Assessment of Macroskills Listening.pptx

Receptive Macroskills Nature and Purposes of Listening

1. Receptive Macro Skill Nature and Purposes of Listening

2. Share an incident about a conversation you had that lead to a misunderstanding because one of you misheard a word and answer a few questions about it. Narrate the incident here: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. 1. What do you think are factors that affect miscommunication between a speaker and a listener? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. 2. On the contrary, what are essential in being able to listen well? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Listening in Communication At the end of the communication line is an indispensable element—the listener, the active participation of whom either makes or unmakes communication. How good at listening this element is, spells a big difference in the communication process.

6. At this point, it must be understood that effective communication, in part, come through a constant awareness and study of how listeners respond. This is especially so if we consider the axiom that meaning is altogether in the mind of the listener.

7. Nature of Listening Listening is the cognitive process whereby we attach meanings to aural signals. It is the active intellectual process of decoding, interpreting, understanding and evaluating messages. It is a mode of communication just as important as the other modes like speaking, reading, and writing.

8. The Best Kind of Listening According to Mcburney and Wrage , the best kind of listening has the following characteristics:

9. 1. Voluntary. Good listening begins with a willingness to participate completely in a communicative situation. 2. Purposeful. You choose to listen because of some very good reason/reasons.

10. 3. Motivated. When you have good reasons for listening, you are all keyed up for the activity and nothing can stop you. 4. Cooperative. You keep quiet and give your wholehearted cooperation when you listen because you hope for nothing but only the best from the speaker.

11. 5. Critical. You follow the speaker’s ideas carefully and get things clear so that in the end, you may be able to make intellectual judgments when you evaluate his ideas before responding .

12. The following are the things good listening does for you in a speaking situation: 1.It stimulates communication between the parties involved. An active listener encourages the speaker to say more. It builds respect and loyalty and makes people feel important. 2.It contributes to and promotes better responses among the members of the group. It facilitates the meeting of minds.

13. 3.It makes you appreciate and enjoy what you hear. It increases and expands the range of one’s enjoyment of life. It gives pleasure and even comfort. 4.It assists in understanding what is being said. With a listener's full attention, understanding can be achieved in no time. Hence, it saves you time as well as effort.

14. What is active listening? Active listening is the ability to focus completely on a speaker, understand their message, comprehend the information and respond thoughtfully. Unlike passive listening, which is the act of hearing a speaker without retaining their message, this highly valued interpersonal communication skill ensures you’re able to engage and later recall specific details without needing information repeated.

15. Active listeners use verbal and non-verbal techniques to show and keep their attention on the speaker. This not only supports your ability to focus, but also helps ensure the speaker can see that you are focused and engaged. Instead of thinking about and mentally rehearsing what you might say when the speaker is done, an active listener carefully considers the speaker’s words and commits the information to memory

16. Verbal active listening skills: - Paraphrase . Summarize the main point(s) of the message the speaker shared to show you fully understand their meaning. This will also give the speaker an opportunity to clarify vague information or expand their message. -Ask open-ended questions. Ask questions that show you’ve gathered the essence of what they’ve shared, and guides them into sharing additional information. Make sure these questions cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no.”

17. -Use short verbal affirmations . Short, positive statements will help the speaker feel more comfortable and show you’re engaged and able to process the information they’re providing. Small verbal affirmations help you continue the conversation without interrupting the speaker or disrupting their flow. - Display empathy. Make sure the speaker understands you’re able to recognize their emotions and share their feelings. By showing compassion, rather than just feeling it, you’re able to connect with the speaker and begin establishing a sense of mutual trust.

18. - Share similar experiences. Discussing comparable situations will not only show the speaker you’ve successfully interpreted their message, but it can also assist in building relationships. If the speaker has shared a problem, providing input from how you solved similar challenges is valuable to others. -Recall previously shared information . Try to remember key concepts, ideas or other critical points the speaker has shared with you in the past. This demonstrates you’re not only listening to what they’re saying currently, but you’re able to retain information and recall specific details.

19. Non-verbal active listening skills: Nod. Offering the speaker a few simple nods shows you understand what they’re saying. Smile. Like a nod, a small smile encourages a speaker to continue. However, unlike a nod, it communicates you agree with their message or you’re happy about what they have to say.

20. Avoid distracted movements. Being still can communicate focus. Maintain eye contact. Always keep your eyes on the speaker and avoid looking at other people or objects in the room.

21. Key Points: It takes a lot of concentration and determination to be an active listener. Old habits are hard to break, and if your listening skills are as bad as many people's are, then you'll need to do a lot of work to break these bad habits.

22. There are five key techniques you can use to develop your active listening skills: 1. Pay attention. 2. Show that you're listening. 3. Provide feedback. 4. Defer judgment. 5. Respond appropriately.

23. Start using active listening techniques today to become a better communicator, improve your workplace productivity, and develop better relationships. Reference: https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm

24. Research on some listening teaching approaches that you think can target active listening. Follow the template below and give at least 5strategies in developing listening skills .

25. Among the five strategies you have researched, choose at least one strategy and give out possible lessons where this strategy can best be used.

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