One of the most critical skills that an individual acquires is the ability to listen. Studies indicate that a person spends 70 percent to 80 percent of his or her time communicating‚ of which 45 percent is spent listening. Nixon and West give the following breakdown for the average time an individual spends communicating. Writing 9 % Reading 16 % Speaking 30 % Listening 45 % Since almost half of the time spent communicating is spent listening‚ it is important to overcome
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Listening is a difficult skill that few people ever learn. Experts say the average person has 25% listening efficiency. Listening with understanding‚ is more than just sitting back and letting words flow into your ears. Listening is an active skill that is at least as hard as talking‚ maybe harder. There is no real communication unless the listener understands‚ accepts‚ and will take action based on what was said. The person who develops good listening skills has a head start on providing the
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Dear Mr Kenneth Lam‚ Thank you for the invitation to the Chinese National Day. It will be a wonderful opportunity to meet you all. I am very much happy that sharing the happiness and being a speaker at an upcoming dinner at Government House. Globally speaking‚ China is known as one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Due to the fact that the potential of China has been currently realized‚ trading with China becomes a major trend in the world. Especially in terms of the I.T. industry because
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Speech 20 October 23‚ 2013 Listening Behavior Listening examples: Person – My friend Circumstance – We were playing disc golf. My friend was telling me about his job sending him to Japan for 3 months. Listening Behavior – We were playing a game so we were not continuously looking at each other‚ I would occasionally input my feedback and opinion on the matters he spoke of. Our conversation on this topic lasted a good 20 minutes. Additional Comments – My friend was worried about leaving
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Kinds of Listening Informational Listening -This is simple‚ straightforward listening. The speaker intends to get a message across‚ and the listener’s goal should be to understand that message as completely as possible. The listener might need to ask questions or request clarification to get the full message. A good way to improve your informational listening skills is to rephrase and repeat the speaker’s message back to her. If the speaker affirms what you’ve said‚ you have understood the message
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Listening Analysis 1 The test was divided into three individual sections. The sections were as follows; empathetic listening‚ active listening‚ and preparing to listen. In taking the assessment listed above altogether‚ I scored a 52 out of 70. According to the assessment‚ I obtain great listening skills. Listening gives you the ability to learn about new things and new people. The better at listening you are‚ the more productive you will be in your career and more opportunities will come to you
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Both "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" poem by Raleigh and "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" poem by Marlow are written in the same structure and they contain most of the same elements‚ but they differ in the purpose; one is an invitation and the other one answer it. The difference between the poems is that they have different purposes; Marlow’s poem is an invitation: the shepherd is trying to convince his love to come and live with him for what he claims to be wonderful in the rural life.
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After I read the article “How to Build Trust in a Virtual Workplace” by Keith Ferrazzi‚ I noticed three challenges that are not mentioned. I think one of the big challenges of virtual workplace that are not mentioned on article is culture as individuality and as an organization. Deal and Kennedy ’s (1982) said that Strong cultures can be one of the reasons for a successful organization. There are four important points for that strong culture: values (beliefs and visions)‚ heroes (are people that
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Methodology of Investigation | Pre- Project | | “Adequate conditions to a better development of the listening skill in the classroom” | | | ELT. Lizet M Romero Barrera | | Pre Project Teaching English involve the development of four basic skills: listening‚ speaking‚ reading and writing. The accomplishment of these skills will provide the learners with the tools to acquire a new language. But if one of them is not well develop‚ learners will face a difficulty on the understanding
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English 121 March 17‚ 2011 In your Journal: “A reply to Rifkin” The embryonic cloning debate touches down ethical issues that are each debatable. One is the debate whether it is healthy and or ethical to obtain eggs from a woman for stem cells. It calls for hormone treatment and surgery. With all surgeries‚ there is always a risk‚ but with this one it’s an ethical debate if it is right or not. Another reason why is that people are afraid that we will fall down a slippery slope into human cloning
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