Blinded by the Light—S.O.L.E.R

A common acronym among the helping professions for practicing effective listening is S.O.L.E.R. This stands for the following:
•    Squarely face the person.
•    Open your posture.
•    Lean toward the sender.
•    Eye contact maintained.
•    Relax while attending.
Using  SOLER with another person  answer the following questions:
•    Which one of the S.O.L.E.R skills was the most difficult and why?
•    What were the greatest obstacles to listening you found in the exercise? Why?
•    How were your observations and experiences reflective of or contrary to research on active listening that you have found in professional literature?
•    How might you improve your listening skills going forward