Excellent supplement to the Listen Up programs! Boost productivity and minimize mistakes with these 38outstanding activities! A list of activities that addressparticipants’ needs in specific skill areas as identified by thelistening test is provided. The skill areas covered include: * Awareness–staying attentive * AttAnding–demonstrating interest * Perceiving–seeing and hearing information * Interpreting–seeking meaning * ComprehAnding–understanding meaning * Assessing–judging importance * Responding–reacting to information After you’ve used the Listen Up programs, you’ll knowwhat areas of communication need improvement. Here are theactivities you need to stimulate those improvements. Get peoplethinking and talking about communication as they never havebefore! * Minimize communication breakdowns * Present communication as a four-stage listening process Each activity states its specific objective and is categorizedaccording to the listening stage that it addresses: * Awareness**AttAnding and Perceiving** Interpreting andComprehAnding** Assessing and Responding. TIMING: Varies with activity (15 minutes to 2 hours) AUDIENCE: All employees
Book Details:
- Author: Kittie W. Watson
- ISBN: 9780883904671
- Year Published: 1995
- Pages: 126
- BISAC: BUS030000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Human Resources & Personnel Management
About the Book and Topic:
Excellent supplement to the Listen Up programs! Boost productivity and minimize mistakes with these 38outstanding activities! A list of activities that addressparticipants’ needs in specific skill areas as identified by thelistening test is provided. The skill areas covered include: * Awareness–staying attentive * AttAnding–demonstrating interest * Perceiving–seeing and hearing information * Interpreting–seeking meaning * ComprehAnding–understanding meaning * Assessing–judging importance * Responding–reacting to information After you’ve used the Listen Up programs, you’ll knowwhat areas of communication need improvement. Here are theactivities you need to stimulate those improvements. Get peoplethinking and talking about communication as they never havebefore! * Minimize communication breakdowns * Present communication as a four-stage listening process Each activity states its specific objective and is categorizedaccording to the listening stage that it addresses: * Awareness**AttAnding and Perceiving** Interpreting andComprehAnding** Assessing and Responding. TIMING: Varies with activity (15 minutes to 2 hours) AUDIENCE: All employees
About the Author
Kittie W. Watson and Larry L. Barker are the authors of Listen Up: Learning Activities, published by Wiley.