Listening Skills Self-Assessment Instructions: Answer each question truthfully and total your score once finished. Question Almost Usually Seldom Never Always 1 Do you let people finish 4 3 2 1 what they are trying to say before you speak? 2 If the person hesitates, do 4 3 2 1 you try to encourage him/her to continue rather than starting to reply? 3 Can you listen fully even 4 3 2 1 though you think you know what he/she is about to say? 4 Can you listen 4 3 2 1 even if you don’t like or disagree with the person who is talking? 5 Do you give the person 4 3 2 1 appropriate eye contact, head nods, and non-verbal cues that you are listening? 6 Do you listen fully 4 3 2 1 regardless of the speaker’s manner of speaking? 7 Do you question the person 4 3 2 1 to clarify his/her ideas more fully? 8 Do you stop what you’re 4 3 2 1 doing to give full attention when listening? Courtesy of: Bishop House Consulting, Inc. www.bishophouse.com
Listening Skills Self-Assessment Instructions: Answer each question truthfully and total your score once finished. Question Almost Always Usually Seldom Never 1 Do you let people finish what they are trying to say before you speak? 4 3 2 1 2 If the person hesitates, do you try to encourage him/her to continue rather than starting to reply? 4 3 2 1 3 Can you listen fully even though you think you know what he/she is about to say? 4 3 2 1 4 Can you listen even if you don’t like or disagree with the person who is talking? 4 3 2 1 5 Do you give the person appropriate eye contact, head nods, and non-verbal cues that you are listening? 4 3 2 1 6 Do you listen fully regardless of the speaker’s manner of speaking? 4 3 2 1 7 Do you question the person to clarify his/her ideas more fully? 4 3 2 1 8 Do you stop what you’re doing to give full attention when listening? 4 3 2 1 Courtesy of: Bishop House Consulting, Inc. www.bishophouse.com