Week 6

Chapter 6

Assignment:

Mindful listening is the topic of the week and I was looking through the book and really liked this saying “To listen well, we rely on our ears, mind, and hearts” (Wood, T., Juliea, 2010). We listened to each other talk and had to keep them talking no matter what it took. My partner was really hard to keep talking. We had to listen, keep eye contact, and keep repeating what they are saying so they know that you are listening to them. We had to practice on staying interested and keep them talking. I thought it was pretty hard, especially when you are with someone that doesn’t really like to talk in front of a class anyways. Then we practiced talking each other through a maze of balls while we had a handkerchief over our eyes so we couldn’t see and we had to give good direction to get them to the end without touching anything.

I work with a girl at work that is a very good listener, not only with me but others. She makes you want to tell her anything because she is so into the conversation, even if she doesn’t want to be she always is. With customers that are having a problem or need help she keeps really good posture, eye contact, and repeats what they are saying so they know she is taking in what they are saying to her. She keeps her mind and what the person is talking about and doesn’t space out, she keeps bobbing her head so they know she is following them. She doesn’t interrupt them to tell them her story or what she is thinking, she lets them completely finish their story and then she begins to speak.