Description UNFORMATTED ATTACHMENT PREVIEW Unit 1, Chapter 3 – The Listening Exercise & Journal T ...
Description UNFORMATTED ATTACHMENT PREVIEW Unit 1, Chapter 3 – The Listening Exercise & Journal This is a required assignment in Unit 2. This is worth 200 points. This should be taken seriously and should be done with HIGHT quality. Students using AI to generate this will not receive credit. Original work will be valued and amply rewarded in the grading process. Terms from the chapters noted below MUST be included in your writing for full credit. Read the following pages from RedShelf: Chapter 1: The Comm Process Section (Pg 17-20) Chapter 3: Listening (entire chapter) Brief Guidelines: Objective: Improve your listening skills by actively engaging in a communication process. After completing the readings, please review these guidelines. Steps to Complete: 1. Choose a Situation: o Pick a setting where you’ve struggled to listen in the past (e.g., class, meeting, family dinner). 2. Engage Actively: o Focus on the speaker. Give positive verbal and non-verbal feedback (e.g., nodding, eye contact, taking notes). o Try to connect with the speaker's message and minimize distractions. 3. Observe the Speaker: o Notice how the speaker reacts to your feedback. Do they seem more confident? Do they engage with you more? 4. Write Your Journal: o Briefly describe the situation (keep it anonymous). o Evaluate your listening habits compared to usual. o Discuss any changes in the speaker’s behavior due to your feedback. o Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses as a listener. o All definitions of Comm Process and Types of Listening must be included, fully defined and applied in your writing for full credit to be earned, per rubric. Journal Guidelines: • Length: No more than 3 pages (double-spaced). • Font: 11 or 12-point. • Submission: Upload to Canvas > Assignments > Listening Exercise. Need more insight? Read on below or stop by the office… Do a google search to determine the number one required job skill and at the top of most polls you will find COMMUNICATION, the ability to work well with others, work ethic, leadership, and eagerness to add to one’s knowledge base, in the top five of most results lists. What do all of these skills have in common? LISTENING! This is a skill you can improve in this classroom! It is my utmost obligation to HELP you sharpen your listening skills…enter the Listening Exercise! To help you understand the Communication Process and both the speaker and listener's roles in communication more effectively, this week you will take part in a listening journal. Follow these steps to get started: 1) Pick your communication process. It works best to pick a CP that you have notoriously been a bad listener in previously (church, a class, a meeting, family dinner, etc.). 2) Go into this communication situation and apply your listening and evaluation skills to this situation with the utmost attention and respect given to the speaker through positive feedback. 3) When the speaker is delivering their message… a. listen actively and send positive non-verbal and verbal feedback to the speaker b. analyze how the speaker engages you in the communication process (appreciative vs comprehensive listening) c. evaluate your improved listening habits d. analyze your listening habits to form better listening skills e. write about your findings using the questions below As taught in the Communication Process, the listener is the most important component of the communication model. It is also the listener’s responsibility to put themselves present in the communication model. The speaker can do a lot to encourage the audience to engage, but at the end of the day….it is the LISTENER that has to avoid interference, and actually engage in the communication. When the listener makes the conscious decision to disengage the communication process suffers. This hurts the speaker and the listener, and if you don’t get better at this now, it could hurt your future career! Before going into this situation/process I want you to think about the kind of listener you are in your daily communication situations. Are you a good listener? Do you help the speaker’s communication process, or hinder it? Do you TRY to engage? Do you voluntarily disengage? Not just in this classroom, but in all avenues of life? What could you be missing out on? What could you be absorbing? Your credibility is constantly being assessed by the speakers you come in contact with. What does your feedback say about you? Think about it. If you are not happy with the outcome, do something about it. But first, you must understand this fully. And to understand this fully I want you to read two sections from the text… Read the section on the communication process from chapter 1 and review all of chapter 3 on listening (Canvas-Redshelf) so you can truly understand just how important your role is as a listener. After you have completed this task, please follow the next steps and write your journal. Listening Exercise & Journal Task 1: Complete your readings. Chapter 1, pages 17-21 & Chapter 3, pages 44-59 Task 2: Select your communication process. • • • • • • • This does need to be a process you have been in a few times before. You need to be able to evaluate the speaker's mannerisms and confidence to see a difference in how they react to your positive feedback to their communication. Note, you are NOT necessarily evaluating the speaker, you are evaluating your habits and how the speaker responds to you! It is advised it you normally sit in the back, to move closer to the speaker than you normally sit. This shows good will toward the speaker. Apply the concepts of positive feedback while actively listening to the speaker. Make eye contact with them, nod your head, take notes on what they are saying, use active and enthused facial expressions, make yourself very visually connected to their message, you could even interject verbal/vocal comments when appropriately necessary (as we always should when listening positively). Work to eliminate interference (both internal and external) and truly try to actively engage with the message/speaker at hand. In short, be a respectful listener in the speaker’s communication process. It is after all, the listener’s ethical obligation! Task 3: As you are more connected with this speaker work to notice the speaker’s feedback. • • Do they seem more confident, do they seem to connect with you more than others in the audience, do they seem excited by your interest in their communication, bothered by you, do they even notice your new zeal for their communication, etc? Work to take some side notes about these changes because you will want to include this in your journal. Task 4: Share your thoughts about this process in your evaluation journal. You can use the following questions to guide you in this process. You do not have to answer all of these questions, just use these to guide your journaling as needed. • • • • • Include brief description of the listening situation. (If you are evaluating a class/instructor on this campus please do not share the instructor's name or subject. Let's keep it anonymous. Include your analysis of how well you listened in the situation and what differences you see in your habits in this situation compared to how you typically listen. Does the speaker meet your expectations? Do you see a change in the speaker’s visual communication now that you are giving more positive feedback? What does the speaker do most effectively to engage his/her audience? What would you suggest to improve the speaker’s communication? • • What type of listening does the speaker engage his/her listeners in most often? Provide an example of appreciative listening. You should also conclude with an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses as a listener and an explanation of what specific steps you should take to become a better listener. This should be no more than 2 pages. I will allow double spacing. Please type this in 11 or 12 point font. This will be handed in via Canvas upload > Assignments > Listening Exercise. This will not be accepted after the due date. Unit 1, Chapter 3 – The Listening Exercise & Journal This is a required assignment in Unit 2. This is worth 200 points. This should be taken seriously and should be done with HIGHT quality. Students using AI to generate this will not receive credit. Original work will be valued and amply rewarded in the grading process. Terms from the chapters noted below MUST be included in your writing for full credit. Read the following pages from RedShelf: Chapter 1: The Comm Process Section (Pg 17-20) Chapter 3: Listening (entire chapter) Brief Guidelines: Objective: Improve your listening skills by actively engaging in a communication process. After completing the readings, please review these guidelines. Steps to Complete: 1. Choose a Situation: o Pick a setting where you’ve struggled to listen in the past (e.g., class, meeting, family dinner). 2. Engage Actively: o Focus on the speaker. Give positive verbal and non-verbal feedback (e.g., nodding, eye contact, taking notes). o Try to connect with the speaker's message and minimize distractions. 3. Observe the Speaker: o Notice how the speaker reacts to your feedback. Do they seem more confident? Do they engage with you more? 4. Write Your Journal: o Briefly describe the situation (keep it anonymous). o Evaluate your listening habits compared to usual. o Discuss any changes in the speaker’s behavior due to your feedback. o Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses as a listener. o All definitions of Comm Process and Types of Listening must be included, fully defined and applied in your writing for full credit to be earned, per rubric. Journal Guidelines: • Length: No more than 3 pages (double-spaced). • Font: 11 or 12-point. • Submission: Upload to Canvas > Assignments > Listening Exercise. Need more insight? Read on below or stop by the office… Do a google search to determine the number one required job skill and at the top of most polls you will find COMMUNICATION, the ability to work well with others, work ethic, leadership, and eagerness to add to one’s knowledge base, in the top five of most results lists. What do all of these skills have in common? LISTENING! This is a skill you can improve in this classroom! It is my utmost obligation to HELP you sharpen your listening skills…enter the Listening Exercise! To help you understand the Communication Process and both the speaker and listener's roles in communication more effectively, this week you will take part in a listening journal. Follow these steps to get started: 1) Pick your communication process. It works best to pick a CP that you have notoriously been a bad listener in previously (church, a class, a meeting, family dinner, etc.). 2) Go into this communication situation and apply your listening and evaluation skills to this situation with the utmost attention and respect given to the speaker through positive feedback. 3) When the speaker is delivering their message… a. listen actively and send positive non-verbal and verbal feedback to the speaker b. analyze how the speaker engages you in the communication process (appreciative vs comprehensive listening) c. evaluate your improved listening habits d. analyze your listening habits to form better listening skills e. write about your findings using the questions below As taught in the Communication Process, the listener is the most important component of the communication model. It is also the listener’s responsibility to put themselves present in the communication model. The speaker can do a lot to encourage the audience to engage, but at the end of the day….it is the LISTENER that has to avoid interference, and actually engage in the communication. When the listener makes the conscious decision to disengage the communication process suffers. This hurts the speaker and the listener, and if you don’t get better at this now, it could hurt your future career! Before going into this situation/process I want you to think about the kind of listener you are in your daily communication situations. Are you a good listener? Do you help the speaker’s communication process, or hinder it? Do you TRY to engage? Do you voluntarily disengage? Not just in this classroom, but in all avenues of life? What could you be missing out on? What could you be absorbing? Your credibility is constantly being assessed by the speakers you come in contact with. What does your feedback say about you? Think about it. If you are not happy with the outcome, do something about it. But first, you must understand this fully. And to understand this fully I want you to read two sections from the text… Read the section on the communication process from chapter 1 and review all of chapter 3 on listening (Canvas-Redshelf) so you can truly understand just how important your role is as a listener. After you have completed this task, please follow the next steps and write your journal. Listening Exercise & Journal Task 1: Complete your readings. Chapter 1, pages 17-21 & Chapter 3, pages 44-59 Task 2: Select your communication process. • • • • • • • This does need to be a process you have been in a few times before. You need to be able to evaluate the speaker's mannerisms and confidence to see a difference in how they react to your positive feedback to their communication. Note, you are NOT necessarily evaluating the speaker, you are evaluating your habits and how the speaker responds to you! It is advised it you normally sit in the back, to move closer to the speaker than you normally sit. This shows good will toward the speaker. Apply the concepts of positive feedback while actively listening to the speaker. Make eye contact with them, nod your head, take notes on what they are saying, use active and enthused facial expressions, make yourself very visually connected to their message, you could even interject verbal/vocal comments when appropriately necessary (as we always should when listening positively). Work to eliminate interference (both internal and external) and truly try to actively engage with the message/speaker at hand. In short, be a respectful listener in the speaker’s communication process. It is after all, the listener’s ethical obligation! Task 3: As you are more connected with this speaker work to notice the speaker’s feedback. • • Do they seem more confident, do they seem to connect with you more than others in the audience, do they seem excited by your interest in their communication, bothered by you, do they even notice your new zeal for their communication, etc? Work to take some side notes about these changes because you will want to include this in your journal. Task 4: Share your thoughts about this process in your evaluation journal. You can use the following questions to guide you in this process. You do not have to answer all of these questions, just use these to guide your journaling as needed. • • • • • Include brief description of the listening situation. (If you are evaluating a class/instructor on this campus please do not share the instructor's name or subject. Let's keep it anonymous. Include your analysis of how well you listened in the situation and what differences you see in your habits in this situation compared to how you typically listen. Does the speaker meet your expectations? Do you see a change in the speaker’s visual communication now that you are giving more positive feedback? What does the speaker do most effectively to engage his/her audience? What would you suggest to improve the speaker’s communication? • • What type of listening does the speaker engage his/her listeners in most often? Provide an example of appreciative listening. You should also conclude with an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses as a listener and an explanation of what specific steps you should take to become a better listener. This should be no more than 2 pages. I will allow double spacing. Please type this in 11 or 12 point font. This will be handed in via Canvas upload > Assignments > Listening Exercise. This will not be accepted after the due date. 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