Nine Attending Behaviors for Effective Listening: Robert L. Kehoe listeningandcommunication.com
What are the Nine Attending Behaviors?
Eye Contact How: Mutual gaze Individual gaze
Head Nod Positive yes type Encourages sender to continue
Bodily Position Orientation Forward lean Close
Facial Expression Connection Smiling Wrinkled brow
Silence Calculated pauses Reflection
Verbal Attending Behaviors Verbal Expression Voice Tone Touch Consider the Comfort of Sender
Attending Behaviors Non-verbal Eye contact Head Nod Facial expression Bodily position Silence Verbal Verbal expression Voice Tone Touch Consider the comfort of the sender
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