2. Improve Your Listening Skills
Try using a listening score-card. Awareness is the starting point
for change, so you will find a score card that you can use
immediately on the next slides. This card was inspired by three
authors (see references)
If you use a new card each week for 3-4 weeks, you will likely
experience a positive trend forming in your listening behavior.
Your family, friends and colleagues may appreciate your progress
as well.
3. Instructions
Place a tick mark for each non-listening occurrence.
If you like, place a "+" mark when you catch and stop yourself from
committing a non-listening behavior. Look for trends over the weeks.
You can adjust or add line items to the card to suit your specific non-listening
behaviors. Our study group found this list to be a useful to starting list.
4. Date:_________________
Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat Sun
Interrupted the speaker
Lost focus while listening
Forming your rebuttal
Offered advice or criticism
Finished speaker's sentence
Date:_________________
Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat Sun
Interrupted the speaker
Lost focus while listening
Forming your rebuttal
Jumped to conclusion
Offered advice or criticism
Finished speaker's sentence
5. References
1. Allen, M. (1995). Listening: The forgotten skill (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
2. Bommelje, R. (2012). Build a Solid Foundation In Listening Pays Achieve Significance
Through The Power of Listening(p. 86). Cork, Florida: BookBaby.
3. Rosenberg, M. (2003) Non-violent communication: A language of life (2nd ed.). Encinitas,
Calif.: Puddle Dancer.
