2006-09-02 15:20:03 · 7 answers · asked by Tessa Jillian A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I tried to ask this same question today, but I couldn't form the words.
I felt soo exasperated after I was finished talking to this person who zapped me of my ability to express myself.
Anyway so now I'm thinking;
If my husband of 19 years (Mr. Zapper) can't understand me after making so many attempts at expressing myself, who can possibly understand me???
He leaves me feeling like he puts down a reciever while I talk and then he picks it back up when he thinks I've finished... just to say: "I'm sorry you feel like that, and I'm sorry I'm not meeting this need of yours too."
Needless to say, that wasn't even close to what I hoped I'd hear. I was hoping he'd let me know what he heard me say, and what he thought about how I felt.
2006-09-02 16:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by sherrielovesgod 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is expected is that you:
a) Listen to what is being said WITHOUT interupting
b) You then respond with a paraphase for content to make certain you understood the content as it was presented.
c) express your own ideas, give reasons, examples, etc.
d) Let the other person respond in kind, expect him/her to paraphrase as well, re-explain if necessary.
e) even if you do not agree with what is being said, allow the other person to say it without personal attacks
f) If other person becomes confrontational, don't get angry and start name calling, it serves no purpose other than to alienate the person you're talking to.
2006-09-02 15:28:54 · answer #2 · answered by cinquefoil_solis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
listening to the other, responding appropriately, letting the "dialogue" attain a life of its own...that is...not trying to "steer" the conversation in a particular direction; acknowledging that moments of silence are necessary. - a great conversation killer is the attempt to fill in any "dead air" with banal, trite, inane panter just to avoid the void;
probably most important....respecting the other person's right to disagree with your point of view/and vice versa...
2006-09-02 15:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by Gemelli2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That they will listen to what the other person is saying (not just wait to talk) and respond in an intellecutally stimulating manner.
2006-09-02 15:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To listen attentively to what the other has to say.
2006-09-02 15:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by monotol 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using their brains.
2006-09-02 15:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
listening, then responses that reflect that the person listened
2006-09-02 15:26:40 · answer #7 · answered by not at home 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋