Active Listening/ Empathy
What is active listening?
Showing with your actions that you are listening to others.
What does it mean to negotiate or compromise? Do you have to agree?
To come to an agreement that pleases everyone or neither person gets what they want.
Define sportsmanship.
Fair and generous behavior or treatment of others
Define communication.
Communication is the act of giving, receiving, and sharing information -- in other words, talking or writing, and listening or reading.
How does being self-aware help you advocate for yourself?
It helps you to know what your needs are.
Why is active listening important?
Active listening makes others feel heard and that their ideas are important, and it helps you not miss important information.
What are some dos and donts when engaging in a discussion about differences of opinion/negotiating?
Do’s: Prepare, know your bottom line, use a friendly approach, listen to others and consider all of your options.
Don’ts: don't get caught up in emotions, don't have an “all-or-nothing” attitude don't gloat after a win.
How will others feel about you as a teammate or a friend if you show good sportsmanship?
Will want to be your friend, will want to play with you again.
How do we as people communicate?
1) Verbal, 2) Paraverbal and 3) Non-verbal messages.
Define self-awareness.
The ability to recognize and understand moods, emotions, and drives, as well as their effects on others.
What are nonverbal and verbal ways to show you are actively listening?
Nonverbal: nodding, "mhms", eye contact. Verbal: making on-topic comments or asking on-topic questions. Repeating words that the speaker used in your response.
What should you say when you are negotiating to make sure that the other person feels heard?
I.e. "I understand"
What is good sportsmanship?
Good sportsmanship means being fair and ethical to those you’re playing with—both your teammates and the opponents.
Why is communication important?
They improve relationships, develops respect, develops empathy for others, allow us to function more effectively in social situations, helps us to succeed in life (school, work, etc).
It's okay to ask for help. Everyone needs help sometimes. Name three people that you can go to for help.
Shared answer....
Define empathy. What are the clues you can look for to help you identify someone else's feelings?
Putting yourself in someone else's shoes -1) identifying how someone else is feeling by looking at the clues on their body and in their words and in their situation, 2) responding meaningfully. Facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, situation, words used.
What is perspective taking?
“The ability to understand how a situation appears to another person and how that person is reacting cognitively and emotionally to the situation.”
What other skills does having good sportsmanship build?
Good sportsmanship builds teamwork, character, and teaches respect, honor, discipline, kindness, inclusion, resilience, perseverance, and more.
Define effective communication.
The process of exchanging ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose.
Self-awareness involves being aware of both your areas of ______ and your areas in need of ______.
Self-awareness involves being aware of both your areas of strength and your areas in need of improvement.
Tom just got "dodged out" of dodgeball. He walked off the court with his head down and his shoulders slumped. How is he feeling? How do you know? What is a meaningful response? Bonus: offer an example of an empathic statement.
Sad, embarassed. Nonverbal language and situation. Question/empathic statement. I.e. Are you okay? I know how you feel.
Talk about a time you considered someone else's perspective. How did that prevent conflict?
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It was the 9th inning of the baseball game. John ran the bases after hitting a ball out of the park and when approaching home plate, the umpire called him out. He stomped his feet, yelled "no!" and called the umpire a liar. Good sportsmanship? What can he do differently?
Shared experience...
What are 5 tips for effective communication?
1.Maintain eye contact with the speaker/audience
2. Body awareness
3. Gestures and expressions
4. Convery one’s thoughts
5. Practice effective communication
Talk about a time that you advocated for yourself appropriately.
Shared experience....