Homework #2: Reducing Barriers to Listening
Visualize yourself ready to talk with the following people on the topics noted. What barriers to
listening (from any stage: selecting, attending, understanding, remembering, responding)
might arise in each encounter? What would you do to prevent these barriers from interfering
with effective listening?
Topic one:
1) A friend tells you he’s HIV+.
· How would you assess the person’s credibility (even before you begin to talk)? How will this influence your listening?
· Will you begin listening with a positive, a negative, or a neutral attitude? How might these attitudes influence your listening?
· What barriers to effective listening may arise and in what listening stage?
· Which listening style did you find yourself using? How would your initial expectations influence your listening?
2) A Catholic priest argues that people need to remain virgins until marriage.
· Which listening style did you find yourself using? How would your initial expectations influence your listening?
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