Improve Your Listening

Most communication  researchers agree that listening skills are declining in our society. Whether or  not this statement is valid, most of us, if we are being completely honest, do  engage in some form of “not listening.” What barriers to listening do  you encounter most and why? Prepare a 1-page essay that examines your own  listening habits and strategize ways in which you could improve your ability to  really hear others. Please follow these steps:

1. First, identify two barriers you face when you try to listen.
2. Explain the ways these barriers could create – or have created – a       problem for you.
3. Finally, describe some strategies that you could employ to improve       your listening habits. Remember to justify your strategies and the ways in       which they are linked to improved communication skills.