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SSK 1205 Interpersonal Skills and Social Interaction

Unit 2: Effective Listening and Empathy

Description

Unit 2 focuses on listening in interpersonal communication and the choices effective listeners make.

Objectives

At the end of this unit, you should be able to:

  • understand and explain key elements of the listening process
  • identify and apply key strategies for effective listening
  • separate objective observation from subjective interpretation in listening
  • communicate empathy in a variety of contexts

Resources

Unit 2 Concepts

Unit 2 Exercises

Activity 1: Self Test: How good a listener are you?

Activity 2: Listening Barriers and Improvements

Activity 3: Exploring Listening Dimensions

Activity 4: Improving Listening

Activity 5: Improving Listening Followup

Activity 6: Practicing the Types of Listening

Activity 7: Listening Choices

Activity 8: Analyzing Listening Choices

Activity 9: Practicing Listening Choices

Activity 10: Difficult Listeners & Analyzing the Effects of Difficult Listeners

Activity 11: Practicing Active Listening

Activity 12: Differences Among Three Types of Responses

Activity 13: Practicing Observation/Description and Imagination/Empathy

Activity 14: Practicing Subjective, Objective, and Empathic Responses

Activity 15: Identifying Emotions and Using Empathic Communication

Activity 16: Practicing Strategies that Enhance Empathic Communication

Activity 17: Analyzing Responses in Interpersonal Interaction

Activity 18: Emoticons for Adjectives

Activity 19: Photos for Activities

Exam Preparation

Unit 2 Quiz Overview

Unit 2 Quiz Scoring

Unit 2 Quiz: Part II