Think of a recent situation in which you found
listening difficult. Which one (or
more) of the four phases of presented the most difficult for you? Why? How could this have been overcome?
For me I think the hardest
part of listening is remembering the message. I am especially bad at short-term
memory. I have to say that I am guilty of not remembering people’s name. Normally
I would dismiss the facts or information because it does not seem important to
me, or maybe because I just suck at remember things. When I am arguing with
someone I seem to never really remember what he or she said because I am too
distracted by my own thoughts. I could overcome this by just paying more
attention to details and trying to take what they are saying important and
having open ears. I can also try to remember what they are saying by not being
distracted with outside noise or inner thoughts. I believe that being able to
remember the message is important, especially during an argument. It might help
prevent future arguments because I recall what their points of views were. Also
I can just reflect on what the other persons said after the argument so I can
try to remember what they said.
Good discussion Cyyntthhia! I definitely agree with the point that you made about the single speaker. When there is a large group and only one speaker, it makes it difficult for people in the audience to concentrate and interpret the speaker's message. If people are barely listening, it makes it hard for the audience to remember the information. In my philosophy class, the auditorium is the classroom and there are about 100 people enrolled in the class. The environment and the teacher-to-student ratio makes it difficult for people to actually remember the information due to distractions. I also agree that if information is remembered, it can cause less arguments in the future. A good example would be remembering vital information at work. If you forget, you must receive the consequences. Good job!
ReplyDeleteGood evening Cynthia I can relate to your post and the statement when you said that when you are arguing with someone you never seem to member what he or she said. I too become so distracted with my own thoughts on my why and I mad, who am I mad at, that I become overwhelmed with the argument at hand that may anger is the only thing that is important to me at the time. Fortunately enough for me I seem to get over things pretty quickly and just as you I then reflect on what the other person has said and try and work things out. I try and also pick out things that bothered me and speak to them about it instead of reliving the whole argument. Good job on the post and keep up the good work.
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