What are some barriers to effective listening? For each barrier, discuss a strategy competent listeners might use to overcome it. Include at least four barriers in your response.
What will be an ideal response?
- Response must correctly identify at least four barriers and provide strategies for overcome them.
- Barriers/Strategies:
* Consider the Topic or Speaker Uninteresting/A competent listener keeps an open mind.
* Criticize the Speaker Instead of the Message/A competent listener must stay involved in the message and not be distracted by the speaker or the speaker's attire or behaviors.
* Concentrate on Details, Not Main Ideas/Competent listeners focus on the main or most important ideas, not on every single word.
* Avoid Difficult Listening Situations/Competent listeners ask questions and try to consciously listen to each communication.
* Tolerate or Fail to Adjust to Distractions/If we cannot modify internal and external noise, competent listeners must alter internal listening behavior to understand the speaker's message.
* Fake Attention/Competent listeners need to ask themselves, "Am I really paying attention?" They demonstrate attitudes, behaviors, and thinking that allow them to focus on others.
* Bias and Prejudice/Competent listeners realize it is worthwhile to hear the views of others, even when it takes extra effort.
* Preferred Thinking/Competent listeners are aware of their preferred thinking and how it creates barriers.
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