Active Listening
What is the topic of this Jeopardy game?
Active Listening- Listening Barriers
What does really listening to someone require?
Skills
True or False: We are born being effective listeners.
False. This is a learned and practiced skill.
True or False: We all have listening barriers.
True. We ALL have listening barriers, even the staff!
What is it called when you try to listen but get stuck on a detail and become distracted?
Floating Off
What is one of the top 10 things people put on their list to what they look for in a friend, partner, family member, or co-worker?
Effective Listening
True!
They are thinking about their own status in comparison to the other person, and no longer listening to what they are currently saying.
True or False: When you sift through the information to only get what you are looking for that is called judging.
False: It is called filtering.
When you listen to make an opinion, what are you doing?
Judging.
True! If you are not honest, you can't grow.
True or False: Effective Listening is either black or white.
False. Listening is a continuum/spectrum.
When you are "Avoiding" in a conversation what are you doing?
You do what it takes to deflect the conversation to another topic when it becomes too uncomfortable or boring.
John says, "I am going to stop at the grocery store and pick up some strawberries for my wife's smoothie..."
Kyle thinking to himself, "I don't really like strawberries in my smoothie. I prefer bananas and blueberries."
What is this called?
Floating off.
May says, "That's how I like it. I'm very organized."
What is this an example of?
Being Right. "When you listen with the purpose of avoiding being wrong and you don't consider any feedback helpful."
The example was not hearing anything after the "but" in a sentence. What listening barrier was this referencing?
Filtering
When someone stops listening because they already have an opinion about the person speaking, what is this called.
Judging.
Why is it important to recognize your listening barriers when learning to actively listen?
Because you can recognize what you need to work on to become a better active listener.
Even if you're actively listening, what is another problem that can make the person feel like you're not listening?
Memory! Not remembering what they said.
When you are ready to debate or argue you are showing what listening barrier?
Looking to Fight!
True or False: No one is 100% perfect at active listening.
True. Even if they are really good, everyone has room to grow!
True or False: Active listening can make a relationship better.
True!
Are listening barriers a mental illness?
Nope. Just something people do whether intentionally or unintentionally.
No. Everyone will have a listening barrier at some point in life, even if it is unintentional.
What listening barrier did Mrs. Dary-L says faces the most?
Advice Giving :)