decide prematurely what the other person means before he/she finishes communicating. Do any of the following sound familiar? "Oh, I know just how you feel. I felt the same way." "I had that same thing happen to me." "Let me tell you what I did in a similar situation." Effective Listening Have you ever experienced this? (remote in hand, oblivious to the world). Your You’re watching TV spouse is headed out to run an errand and asks you to do something at a designated time. You The designated time arrives and, respond, “OK.” if you even remember the request being made, you have no idea what it passive listening, poor understanding, and was. You’ve demonstrated given poor performance. Contrast this scenario: [use rock climbing belay commands or military submarine commands example]
decide prematurely what the other person means before he/she finishes communicating. Do any of the following sound familiar? "Oh, I know just how you feel. I felt the same way." "I had that same thing happen to me." "Let me tell you what I did in a similar situation." Effective Listening Have you ever experienced this? You’re watching TV (remote in hand, oblivious to the world). Your spouse is headed out to run an errand and asks you to do something at a designated time. You respond, “OK.” The designated time arrives and, if you even remember the request being made, you have no idea what it was. You’ve demonstrated passive listening, poor understanding, and given poor performance. Contrast this scenario: [use rock climbing belay commands or military submarine commands example]