My Listening Checklist

For one full day, monitor how you listen by keeping track of the following behaviours.

Date:  _________________________

Today I…

• interrupted people______ times.
• misunderstood someone else ______ times.
• lost track of a conversation ______ times.
• stopped making eye contact with a speaker ______ times.
• asked someone to repeat him or herself ______ times.
• let my mind wander while listening _____ times.
• changed the subject in the middle of a conversation _____ times.
• jumped to a conclusion about what someone was going to say _____ times.
• reacted emotionally to what someone was going to say before they finished _____ times.

Discuss the results. What new awareness do you have about your listening abilities? After keeping track of your personal listening statistics for a day, what changes would you like to make in your listening behaviour?  Create a plan for making the changes. (Source: Beebe, p. 135, from International Listening Association Newsletter)

Requirements

• A minimum length of 250 words/one page is required for this assignment, though you may choose to submit a longer submission.

• This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent

  5 pts Meeting Standard Comments are directly related to the topic. You use personal or professional examples to support your comments. You show understanding and are able to communicate your ideas.