LISTENING EXERCISE

On a scale from 0-100, rate yourself as a listener and also describe yourself as a listener
using adjectives.

Next:

List, by name and relationship, 5 to 10 individuals who are most
important in your life. Do not prioritize or rank order them;
simply list by name and relationship.

Name

Relationship

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How do you think they would rate you overall as a listener? (use a scale from 0-100).
Also, list words they would use to describe you as a listener.

0-100

Adjectives

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10.
As your time and interest dictate, you can add variations to the above. For instance, now you can ask each of the people you named above to rate and describe you as a listener. How would you rate each of them as a listener? Think of the best listeners you have ever known and reflect upon how you would descibe them as listeners.

*(Modified from Steil, Barker, & Watson. (1983). Effective Listening . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, pp. 143-148.