Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Week 2 Blog
The first word that I chose to discuss and was meaningful to me was active listening. Active listening providing and giving feedback to another individual. It has to do with clarifying and understanding what someone is trying to tell you. It's about understanding what it is that person is saying and providing and clarifying what it is. It requires attention and and could be useful when one's goals is to help support someone and can often just be there for support or therapy. This word is meaningful to me because I have been that person in both situations. There were times when I was going through some rough days when I had that one person who I could communicate with me and give me the reassurance that everything was going to be ok. There have also been a numerous amount of times when I was the person who was just there to listen. I am the go-to person when it comes to people having or needing to talk. I am the active listener. Communication is all about providing and receiving feedback, that's how one can become an active listener.
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In my group of friends I am also the go-to person when people need to vent about their problems or just need someone to talk to. I enjoy being the active listener because once I am done listening to their problems I am able to give them advice or any kind of reassurance which can easily make them feel better. I also hate when people are feeling down about their problems and just talking to someone about them does actually ease the situation a bit.
My best friend lives in Santa Barbara and we always take turns in being the active listener. Whenever she comes to San Jose, we always have so much stories to share with each other so we both take part in being the active listener for one another.
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