Listening Self-Analysis Part I
______1. I have always considered listening an automatic process not a learned behavior that I could work to improve.
______2. When I think a topic is uninteresting, I stop and think about something else.
______3. I react so emotionally to certain topics that it is hard for me to listen to speeches about them.
______4. Certain words trigger extreme responses in me.
______5. I am easily distracted by noises or movement in the room where someone is speaking.
______6. I don’t like to listen to speakers unless they are experts on their topics.
______7. Certain types of people are so objectionable that I don’t like to listen to them.
______8. I tend to feel sleepy when someone talks in a monotone.
______9. I become so dazzled by an impressive presentation that I often don’t listen to what the speaker is really saying.
______10. I don’t like to listen to speeches that run counter to my values.
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Listening Self-Analysis Part II
______11. When I disagree with a speaker, I try to think up counterarguments during the
speech.
______12. I know so much about some topics that I can’t learn anything else from a speaker.
______13. I consider the speaker to be the one responsible for the effectiveness of communication.
______14. I usually have so much on my mind that I find it hard to listen to others.
______15. I often stop listening when a difficult subject is being discussed.
______16. I can look as though I’m listening even when I’m not.
______17. I listen only for the facts and ignore the rest of a message.
______18. I try to write down everything a speaker says.
______19. I get so caught up with a speaker’s appearance that I often don’t attend to the message.
______20. I often jump to conclusions and put words in a speaker’s mouth.
AREA 1 AREA 2 AREA 3
AREA IDETIFIED
WHY DO YOU PERCEIVE
THIS AS A PROLEM
HOW WILL YOU SOLVE
THIS PROBEM WITH
SPECIFIC STRATEGIES...
TWO SPECIFIC STRATEGIES
FOR EACH ARE CHOSEN.
