ASSIGNMENT # 01

LISTENING HABITS
SUBMITTED TO

MAM RABIA RUSTAM

SUBMITTED BY
AHSAN ALI KHAN SP17-BS(BA)-002/ATD
HAMZA SAFEER SP17-BS(BA)-008/ATD

DATE
22th March 2018
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C O M S A T S
INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ABBOTTABAD

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Listening Habits
There are two types of listening habits. One is GOOD and the other is BAD listening habit. Both
of these habits have a great impact on a person’s personality.
Both of these listening habits are as follows:
Good Listening Habits
There are some good listening habits that are as follow:
Give Full Attention
The first habit of listening is to pay attention to the person who is speaking. A person should
attend not only by his ears but also with his body.
Help Them Speak
Sometimes the speaker is having difficulty getting their point across. Maybe they are not that
good at speaking or are seeking to explain a complex concept. You can help them and yourself
by positive encouragement.
If they lack confidence, encourage them with nods, smiles and positive noises. Show that you are
interested in them and don't mind that they are not particularly erudite. If they are struggling with
a concept, try to paraphrase what they are saying.
Support the person
Good listening also includes acting in a way that is considerate of the other person. As a part of
listening, you should seek to help the person feel good about themselves. Having someone pay
close attention to you and show interest is very flattering and usually feels good.
A fundamental attitude to support this is to value and accept all people, even if you do not agree
with what they have to say or how they say it. Thus, if you disagree, disagree with the argument
and not with the person.
Manage your reactions
It is easy to be put off by listeners who show a marked lack of interest, who do not seem to
understand what you are saying or who seem more concerned with criticizing you and showing
how they do not need to listen to you.
Before you comment about what the other person has said, pause before you dive into a
response. Notice your own internal inferences and biases.
Jump to Conclusions
Don’t ever jump to conclusion directly. First listen to the speaker what he is delivering than try
to understand and then conclude your result.

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Bad Listening Habits
There are some bad listening habits that are as follow:
Inattentiveness
Not paying attention to the speaker is one of the major causes of inefficient listening. The
listener may get distracted or may not want to hear what is being said. The listener withdraws his
attention and starts daydreaming.
Faking Attention
Often people who are not actually listening and are thinking about something else deliberately
try to look as though they were listening. The listener may do so as not to appear rude or
discourteous to the listener.
Interrupting
Some people prefer to do the speaking rather than listen to someone speak. Such a listener does
not wait for the speaker to complete what he is saying so that the complete meaning can be
determined, but interrupts often resulting in a break of the chain of thought of the speaker and
thus hampering the communication process. Unnecessary interruptions may discourage and
irritate the speaker.
Rehearsing
If the listener is thinking about his reply before the other person has finished, then in all
probability he is not listening. Some people listen until they want to say something; then they
quit listening, start rehearsing what they will say, and wait for an opportunity to respond.
Focusing on Delivery
Sometimes a person concentrates on how someone says something that he pays little attention to
what he or she is actually saying. The listener may focus on the appearance of the speaker, in the
bargain, miss out on the real meaning of what is being said.