What do you think that says about you as a listener?What type of listening was needed in this situation? Appreciative, Empathic, Comprehensive, and/or Critical?.

Think about a time when you were asked to listen to a friend, a coworker, a lecture, a sermon, etc. Briefly explain the context of the situation.
a) What type of listening was needed in this situation? Appreciative, Empathic, Comprehensive, and/or Critical?.

b) How did you come to this answer?
a) What personal listening style were you using in the situation outlined above? People—Oriented, Action—Oriented, Content—Oriented, and/or Time—Oriented.

b) Do you find yourself using one style more often than others? Which one?

c) What do you think that says about you as a listener?
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Overview

What is listening? What purposes does listening serve?
Listening is an active process of receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding to communications.
Listening enables you (1) to learn, to acquire information; (2) to relate, to help form and maintain relationships; (3) to influence, to have an effect on the attitudes and behaviors of others; (4) to play, to enjoy oneself; and (5) to help, to assist others.
What are your listening options?