Exploring the world of Reflective Listening

Response to “Features of emotional intelligence”

Since reflective listening is a broad skill-set, I like finding other skill sets that reflective listening relates to. The blog story “Features of Emotional Intelligence” written by Wenxin Yu, discusses the features of emotional intelligence. For those that do not know…

Reflective Listening and group projects

I have had many group projects over the course of my college career, and I imagine I will continue to be part of many more to come. Group projects are important because students can learn how to work with others, why groups make better decisions as opposed to an individual, while also…

Reflective Listening in a Hospital Setting

In this blog, I want to focus on how reflective listening can be beneficial in a real-world scenario. In the article “The Healing Power of Listening in the ICU” Authors Craig M. Lilly, MD & Barbara J. Daly, ph. D, RN explain how actively listening in the ICU can benefit families who…

Reflective Listening and Cognitive Skill Development

I believe that cognitive skills play a part in being able to listen reflectively. According to “Life-Span Communication” by Loretta L. Pecchioni, “Cognition is generally recognized as the study of how people acquire knowledge (Haslett & Samter, 1997). If the knowledge that…

Lecture Listening

One of the best ways to practice reflective listening is to go to your lectures and be able to fully understand what was being said and…

The Art of Conversation

Over this past weekend, I practiced my reflective listening skill and made sure to pay attention to exactly what I was doing in the…