HOW TO BE A GOOD LISTENER

The ability to listen and to truly engage is a skill that is rapidly being lost yet it is the single most important skill that will help bring people together. Take the test and discover where you stand then do your reading and viewing to discover how you can better yourself. Then write an essay in which you explain how people can become better listeners.

Starting out

·         Listening skills test http://psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=3206

Reading material to make notes on

·         9 Things good listeners do differently http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/14/habits-of-good-listeners_n_5668590.html

·         How to be a good listener http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2013/08/21/how-to-be-a-good-listener

·         How to be a good listener http://psychologyofwellbeing.com/201501/how-to-be-a-good-listener.html

·         Effective listening http://family-psychology.com/effective-listening/  

Videos to watch and take notes from

·         How to be a good listener http://ed.ted.com/featured/foptnjVE

·         Want to help someone? Shut up and listen https://www.ted.com/talks/ernesto_sirolli_want_to_help_someone_shut_up_and_listen/transcript?language=en

·         5 Ways to listen better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSohjlYQI2A

·         10 Ways to have a better conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vskiVDwl4

      Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/