The document discusses listening and provides information on:
- Definitions of listening as an active process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken messages.
- Reasons for being a good listener including being recognized, feeling valued and respected, and feeling understood.
- The difference between listening and hearing, with listening being both a physical and mental process that is active and learned.
- Habits of both the best listeners, such as concentrating on the message, and worst listeners, such as criticizing delivery.
- Models and steps of active listening including listening, questioning, reflecting and paraphrasing, and agreeing.
- Barriers to listening like physical noise, psychological distractions