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ACTIVE LISTENING SELF-ASSESSMENT

Active Listening Self-Assessment

Rosalie Fang

Department of Finance, Wenzhou-Kean University

GE1000, W21

Dr. Nirisa D Y Kristiana

September 21, 2021

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ACTIVE LISTENING SELF-ASSESSMENT
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ACTIVE LISTENING SELF-ASSESSMENT

Active Listening Self-Assessment

There are a lot of discussions in our daily life. And sometimes we need to be a listener when others are

speaking. If I were the listener, I will always attentively listen to what others are saying regardless of their

cultural backgrounds. Because in my opinion, no matter the person's cultural background is good or bad, he has

the right to speak out and he should be respected as he deserves. Also, after listening, I always ask appropriate

questions to get additional details to make sure I understood the message. We can only get part of the

information by listening, if we want to know more, we need to ask questions, that’s important.

When we are studying, listening actively is a very vital skill that we need to command, which means we

need to improve it. According to the Active Listening Self-Assessment, we can strengthen it by following ways.

First, we need to focus on the speaker. It means that we shouldn’t pay attention to other things. Usually, we will

put our attention in the things that happened surround us, such as people around you are talking or there is some

noise. Getting rid of distractions can be difficult, but it will be helpful for you to be an actively listener. Second,

focus on what the speaker says, and don’t thinking when he or she is talking. There is no need to respond, maybe

you can write down what you want to say, but when you are listening, just listening.

Active listening is important to foster in diversity. Because in the process of listening, you realize that you

need to accommodate the other person's point of view, so if you are willing to actively listen to the other person,

in the sense that you are actively accommodating the other person, you realize the importance of inclusiveness.

What’s more, you need to pay full attention to the other person and listen in a learning manner, not ragainst

them, whether you agree with them or disagree with them. This means that as you listen, you are also tolerant

and absorbing the viewpoints of different people. So active listening is important to foster inclusiveness.