Communications Question

Textbook:Listening: Processes, Functions, and Competency By Worthington and Fitch-Hauser,2nd edition (2018)

Content

Your essay will have four paragraphs (1-2 pages).

For your Introduction Paragraph, include the following:

• Clearly introduce the assignment

• Thesis Statement

• Preview of Main Points

Paragraph-2

• Identify a person with whom you feel uncomfortable.

• How do you react when this person speaks to you?

• Evaluate your listening skills relative to this person – Do you interrupt this person or let your mind drift when interacting with this person? What does your nonverbal communication show?

• What factors, discussed in chapters from the text/handouts, affect your ability to listen effectively to this person?

Paragraph-3

• Identify a person whom you admire and respect.

• How do you react (nonverbally) when this person speaks with you?

• Describe your listening behaviors when you interact with this person.

• Cite specific concepts from chapters from the text/handoutsthat explain your behaviors.

For your Conclusion Paragraph, include responses to the following:

• What are the major differences in how you listen to the person you are uncomfortable with and the person you admire?

• What accounts for this difference?

• What concepts from chapters from the text/handouts that will help you be a better listener in both cases?