Final week: 1. What concept in the this class have you found most interesting? What was it about the concept hat you found interesting?
The concept I found most interesting in this class is probably considered the most simple but is not always the case “listening”. Listening is more then just hearing, which many people may get confused on a daily bases. For listening is “the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages” (p. 45). While, hearing is “a physiological process that occurs when sound waves are translated into electrical impulse and then processed by the central nervous system” (p. 45). So, as you may be able to see listening takes more effort for others then just to say, ‘you hear what someone is saying’. Also, listening involves multiple steps such as attention, interpretation, evaluation, responding and storage and retrieval. By using all of the above steps both the listener and the speaker will be able to engage in more communication and understand the verbal and non-verbal message more clear. For example, we all have witness at least once someone telling a story to an individual but we can see by the individuals non-verbal messages that they are not listening to the story. I have seen this happen and now understand that just hearing the story is not enough, but we must engage in listening to the person. So, next time someone is talking to you about something as simple as ‘their day’ be sure to listen and not just hear them. Remember listening a very important aspect of communication.
Good Luck with finals!!
Thanks,
Blondie
About Me
- blondie
- Hollister, Ca., United States
- Hello Everyone, I am excited about taking this online Comm. 105 class this Fall! How I ended up taking Communication classes: I graduated from SJSU in December (2007) with a degree in Marketing and a minor in Communications. I enjoyed Communications classes, so much I decided to earn my second degree in Communications (May 2009), while I job search. Why Communication 105: I am hoping this class with provide me with more communication tools to understanding why individuals and I decide to communicate in our society and outside our environment. We communicate everyday with a multiple people, which truly give us the opportunity to make a positive difference in our society, but if this communication is not clear gaps in our society will only grow. This class will not only enable me learn the correct terms in the communication field, but allow me to put them towards real life experiences and events. Have an awesome semester and talk soon!
3 comments:
Hi Blondie,
I believe that listening is one of the most important concepts that we have learned about. I like how you differentiated between listening and hearing because most people would never be able to really understand why they are different. Listening is so important to all different types of relationships. If you do not listen, then you will not communicate effectively with other people. You will also begin to be that person who just does not seem to care about others and frequently forgets things. All of the steps that you described must be used carefully and you have to make sure that you do not miss a step.
I agree that when you listen to someone, you are actually engaging in the conversation which is key to communication.
I totally agree that listening was a very interesting topic. Every once in a while I really do catch people who are hearing rather than listening. It is funny because their body language really does give away the fact that they aren't really understanding what the person is trying to say. I now catch myself hearing instead of listening all the time. It becomes really frustrating when I begin to actually listen when a person is finishing up what they are saying. I then realize that I wasn't actually fully paying attention to what the person was trying to say. I feel bad for doing this, but I feel like everyone does it once in a while! Good luck with all of your finals as well!
Sometimes it is the simple concepts that are really beneficial and important. I think that the idea of listening can be deceiving. I think most people don't remember that listening is more than just hearing, it's a voluntary action. And as you said, listening incorporates many steps in order to engage themselves. Listening is extremely important when it comes to friendships, careers, and family life! :) Nice post!
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