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RARELY SELDOM OCCASIONALLY FREQUENTLY ALMOST ALL THE TIME
Do I listen for feelings, attitudes, perceptions, and values as well as for facts? *
Do I try to listen for what is not said? *
Do I avoid interrupting the person who is speaking to me? *
Do I actually pay attention to who is speaking as opposed to "faking" attention? *
Do I refrain from "tuning people out" because I don't like them, find them dull, etc.? *
Do I work hard to avoid being distracted from what is said by the speaker's style, mannerisms, clothing, voice quality, voice pace, etc.? *
Do I make certain that a person's status has no being on how well I listen to him/her? *
Do I avoid letting my expectations -- hearing what I want to hear -- determine or influence my listening behavior? *
Do I try to read the "nonverbals" the speaker presents -- inflections, gestures, mood, posture, eye contact, facial expression, etc.? *
Do I work hard at overcoming distractions (sounds, noises, movement, outside scenes, etc.) that may interfere with good listening? *
Do I intend to "stay with" speakers who may be hard to follow -- those who are slow in their speech or whose ideas are poorly organized or who tend to repeat, etc.? *
As a listener do I use nonverbal communication (eye contact, smiles, occasional head nods, etc.) to indicate that I wish to hear more? *
Do I tend to restate or rephrase the other person's statements when necessary so that he/she will know that I understood? *
If I have not understood, do I candidly admit to this and ask for a restatement? *
Do I avoid framing my response to what is being said while the other person is still speaking? *
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