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COMMUNICATION
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Listening Skills Taken from the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey Habit 5… Seek 1 st to Understand, Then to be Understood Taken from Skill With People by Les Giblin How to Skillfully Listen to People.
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Forms of Communication Reading Writing Speaking Listening
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Seek first to Understand, then to be understood In other words, listen first, talk second. You have two ears, and only one mouth.
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Poor Listening Skills Spacing Out Being caught up in your own thoughts Pretend Listening Saying “yeah”, “un huh”, “cool” when the speaker pauses. You have no idea what they are saying
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Poor Listening Skills Selective Listening Hearing only the parts you want. Finding parts of the conversation to use to your advantage to prepare for your “comeback”. Word Listening Ignoring body language and tone of voice. The reason teasing and sarcasm are often misunderstood.
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Poor Listening Skills Self-centered Listening This person always has a story to “beat” yours. They have been there and done that! Judging People don’t want to be judged, they want to be heard.
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Poor Listening Skills Advising Giving advice before being asked Probing Digging for emotions before they are willing to share.
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Genuine Listening First, listen with your eyes, heart, and ears.
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Genuine Listening Stand in their shoes “Until you walk a mile in another man’s moccasins you can’t imagine the smell”-Robert Byrne Practice mirroring What does a mirror do? It doesn’t judge. It doesn’t give advice, It reflects. Repeat back in your own words what the other person is saying and feeling.
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How To Skillfully Listen to People 1. Look at the person who is talking. 2. Lean towards the speaker and listen intently. 3. Ask questions. 4. Stick to speaker’s subject and don’t interrupt. 5. Use the speaker’s words-”you” and “your”.
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