week 7
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Pre session Activity:
PODCAST: How To Become a Better Listener
Link of The Podcast
Self-Reflections/Takeaways-
In order to listen better , you should:
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Maintain eye contact.It will convey others the message that you are paying atttention.
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Take notes when you meet a important or successful person. This will encourage them to share even more because then they will be feeling important.
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You should the other person finish and then start speaking.You can even ask them if you should give your feedback now. This will surely make the conversation better.
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Give short responses like yes, I understand which will convey that you are actually listening and understanding what the other person is saying.
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Ask the core questions which will give the conversation a totally new direction.
Post session Activity -
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Self-reflection Exercise:
Share a recent example of Passive Listening from your day-to-day life.(Individual Presentations/ Audio Assignments)
Here is my Audio presentation:
Pre session Activity:
Link of The Podcast
Self-Reflections/Takeaways-
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When you listen attentively, with your full heart , you not only listen with you ears but with your soul.
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When someone finds that you are actively listening to them, they realise or feel that they are respected by you and you consider them important.
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If you want to listen to others actively, you should try to listen to yourself first.
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If you understand one thing that if you are speaking a lot, you can’t be listening properly, then you can analyse and then speak, only as much as it is required to.
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Filter what you say and you will end up speaking well. Also, be present in the moment both physically as well as mentally and that will ensure that you are listening actively.
Post session Activity -
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Self-reflection Exercise:
Share a recent example of Active Listening from your day-to-day life.(Individual Presentations/ Audio Assignments)
Here is my Audio presentation:
Self Reflections on Synchronous Sessions Of Week 7
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In this week ,we studied about the importance of listening for better understanding.I noticed a quite important thing and that was - Hearing is an “ability” of the human body but Listening with concentration is a “skill”.Ma’am also taught us about the different types of listening which include Pseudo Listening, Appreciative Listening, Comprehensive Listening and Empathetic Listening.I learnt how much important active listening is to make agood conversation. You just can’t keep on speaking without listening to other people’s thought and ideas.One can listen actively, if he manages to overcome the distractions around him and also the inner distractions which our thoughts create.