From our project presentation, my groupmates and I received numerous takeaways on our core topic ‘Active Listening’. Inevitably, an effective communication requires listening and the quality of listening will result to how much details are captured by the listener. Out of all the recommended topics given to us, the topic of ‘Active Listening’ caught our attention the most. We share the same thought that as a family member in our respective home, we are unable to spend time with them like we use to before our university life. It is a serious topic that deserves awareness to all our classmates and lecturers.
Today, our attention are often caught by modern technology, which results in less time speaking and listening to our family members. There are common listening barriers such as ego and status within the family that has been a hassle to listening among family members. Parents find it difficult to communicate with children and vice versa. To my team, the solution to tackle this lingering issue is active listening.
Active listening intentionally focuses on who you are listening to, whether in a group or one-on-one, in order to understand what he or she is saying. On our topic of ‘Active Listening To Resolving Conflicts At Home’, we covered that parents could not communicate with children well enough due to their incorrect listening method. Using the ‘LAFF Don’t CRY’ strategy taught by David McNaughton and Brooks R.Vostal, children will feel that they are being heard by their parents and their thoughts and opinion matters to them. In exchange, parents get to know more about their children’s lifestyle as they are more will to share. This useful strategy can not only to children but also to people around you, in order to portray signs of active listening.
‘When you talk, you are only repeating what you know; but when you listen, you learn something new.’ quoted by Dalai Lama. As a university student, we are unable to often spend time and listen to our family members due to our heavy workload. For me, the best solution is to find time to have a family bonding dinner with my family. It is when I could sit around and share my latest update in life and also listen to theirs. Because through active listening, I would be able to better understand they feel, and how I am still with them as part of the family.
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Thanks very much, JS, for making the effort and sparing the time to do this extra post. I appreciate your focus on active listening, the topic your group researched. In essence, you’ve discussed your group’s ideas and the research findings, so this becomes a written document to accompany your project. In that way it provides a valuable supplement to the project, one that is certainly worthy of being archived.
I appreciate al your efforts this term, JS, as you provided notable comments and questions in class, participated wholeheartedly in the classroom activities and contributed in a major way to your group’s project work. I trust it has been a good learning experience for you.
Now I can only wish you the best as you continue your learning journey!
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Hello Brad! My deepest appreciation to you for sharing with me your knowledge on Interpersonal Communication. In this module, I picked up several takeaways that could be essential on my career path.
Thank you for your understanding and patience towards me!
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