“In contingent communication, the receiver of the message listens with an open mind and with all his or her senses. Her reaction is dependent on what was actually communicated, not on a predetermined and rigid mental model of what was expected” (Siegel and Hazell, 2006) + (Alasko, et al., 2008)
What are your bad habits
Which of these bad habits in listening do you have?
Bad Listening Habits
- Interrupting and finishing sentences
- Jumping to conclusions
- Answering with advice – even when it’s not requested
- Making up your mind at the start
- Being a compulsive note taker
- Giving no feedback or response
- Being impatient
- Losing temper when you don’t hear what you want
- Changing the subject to your experience
- Planning your reply versus listening to what they are saying
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