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Writing Assignment 2: Listening Styles Spring 2018

An introduction to the importance of listening in interpersonal relationships

Listening is a component of the communication process. In the context of interpersonal

relationships, listening is defined as the process of receiving and responding to others’ messages.

It can be called as the method which allows one in accurately receiving as well as interpreting

messages in the process of interpersonal-communication. Listening is basic and vital to any

forms of effective and efficient communication. If messages are not listened to diligently, they

can be miss-understood. Therefore, listening is of so much importance that if there is a single

communication-skill one may aspire to gain mastery in, then it is definitely listening.

To start discussing the importance of listening, it is imperative to know the difference between

listening and hearing. There is a great difference amongst listening and hearing. Hearing is

amongst the senses of the human beings, a phenomenon of the normal human physiology. As

such it is limited to the physiological process of receiving and perceiving auditory stimuli and

does not include what the human mind does after receiving such stimuli. One may passively hear

the auditory stimuli generated by other humans, animals as well as inanimate objects and may

not make any sense or meaning out of such stimuli. An example of this is hearing others talk in

languages of foreign origin, which one has no idea about. Alternatively one may hear others

speak their own language without paying attention since one is not interested in what they are

talking about or who is talking.

On the other hand, listening goes ahead of the reception and perception of the surrounding voices

and sounds. It includes a specific behavior of analyzing and interpreting the sounds or voices one

hears to derive a meaningful and useful insight from them. As per International Listening

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Association (I.L.A.), hearing is considered to be an accidental, in-voluntary and effort-less

process while listening is considered to be a very focused, voluntary as well as intentional

process (Berko et.al. 2010). An example of listening is what one does in the class room, when

they are in an important lecture, and when they are keen to learn what is being taught.

Analysis of results from revised learning style profiles

Now that the importance of listening has been described and a clear-cut distinction between

listening and hearing is done, listening styles shall be analyzed. There are four types of listening

styles which are defined and explained as under along with a discussion of results for each of

them on the Listening Styles Profile (LSP-R)

Task-oriented listening: Task oriented listening is the one which is concerned with efficiency

and accomplishing the job at hand. It is therefore the usual type of listening which is preferred in

business communications where listening is expected to have and linked to certain desirable

outcomes which are the goal of the said listening transaction. I scored a total of 35 points in

Task-oriented listening. This is the listening style I scored highest in.

Relational listening: The type of listening which is primarily concerned with building emotional

closeness with others is called relational listening. Relational listening is in context of building

and maintaining relationships, mostly of a friendly and re-assuring nature. It focuses on the

emotions and how well one manages the closeness and softer elements of an inter-personal

relationship. I secured a total of 28 points in relational listening.

Analytical listening: Analytical listening is the type of listening which focuses on

comprehending and appreciating a message completely before a conclusion is arrived on. It

induces a cascade of analytical thoughts to bring about a meaning to the messages received.

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Writing Assignment 2: Listening Styles Spring 2018 An introduction to the importance of listening in interpersonal relationships Listening is a component of the communication process. In the context of interpersonal relationships, listening is defined as the process of receiving and responding to others’ messages. It can be called as the method which allows one in accurately receiving as well as interpreting messages in the process of interpersonal-communication. Listening is basic and vital to any forms of effective and efficient communication. If messages are not listened to diligently, they can be miss-understood. Therefore, listening is of so much importance that if there is a single communication-skill one may aspire to gain mastery in, then it is definitely listening. To start discussing the importance of listening, it is imperative to know the difference between listening and hearing. There is a great difference amongst listening and hearing. Hearing is amongst the senses of the human beings, a phenomenon of the normal human physiology. As such it is limited to the physiological process of receiving and perceiving auditory stimuli and does not include what the human mind d ...
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