PERCEPTION, LISTENING AND PARAPHRASING Dyad Team Nguyen Tran Truc Quan, Nguyen Ha My, Le Khoa
THE ROLE OF LISTENING AND PARAPHRASING
The role of listening Gain information Develop trust Maintain reputation Reduce conflict Motivate Employees Less Do-overs
HOW WELL DO WE LISTEN?
…Paraphrasing and Summarising Paraphrasing: restating what has been said in your own words Summarising: reviewing the speakers’ main points or emotions Give speakers a chance to correct the message Show the speakers that listeners are interested Avoid evaluating the message or being critical until it is complete
HOW TO BE A GOOD LISTENER? ACTIVE LISTENING EMPATHETIC LISTENING Clarify responses, ask questions Paraphrase and summarize Avoid being critical Pay attention to nonverbal communication. Show desire to understand people’s feeling (give time, no interrupting, ask questions…) Reflect feelings Caution: not everyone likes being repeated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-rNd7h6z8
HOW TO GIVE USEFUL FEEDBACK?
Disapproving without being helpful CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK DESTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK Helpful Corrective Encouraging Disapproving without being helpful Causing negative or defensive reaction from recipients
Features of constructive feedback Immediate feedback Specific feedback Problem-oriented feedback
PRACTICE Summarize our main points Give us feedback!
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