Essays on Listening

It was in a nice afternoon that I had sat in a restaurant with a colleague after work. He is a man who is usually conservative and I could not predict what was up for discussion. However, being the two of us in a shade, I believed this day we would share a lot with the man.

Following the conservative nature of the friend, I was mindful of what he was about to share with me. It was not a guarantee that he had something in particular that he wanted us to share since I still doubted how he ...

Listening involves several factors that may inhibit effective listening. Furthermore, just like any other communication process, listening should also manifest strategies and types of listening that will enable a person to listen effectively. There is an apparent difference between listening and hearing. Listening involves comprehension while hearing tend to be more passive and not conducive to effective communication.

For this task, an observation of the characters from a clip in the movie “The Devil Wears Prada” will be observed to identify steps and obstacles in effective listening. The scene is when Andrea (Anne Hathaway) is talking to Miranda (Meryl ...

My earliest memory of listening to and enjoying music was when I was traveling in my father’s car to visit my grandmother at the age of three or four. My father was a teenager in the early sixties, and he liked to revisit the popular rock n’ roll of that time. His favorite album to listen to on these journeys was a collection of Elvis Presley’s early hits on tape. Today, like my father, I also like to listen to music if I am driving. Another time when I listen to music is when I am at ...

- Communication (listening actively to others) Although listening and hearing may seem to be synonyms, it is not quite correct. There is some difference between them. When a person hears, it is only the process where ears are involved. When a person listens to something, he or she thinks the information over, analyzes it and makes conclusions. Active listening is a method used to better understand a person, his or her psychological state. There are several basic features of active listening: - When a person listens actively, he or she avoid talking; - It helps to avoid conflicts, because each ...

I often dream of a beautiful, lush forest with trees that tower with outstretched branches, propped on top of rugged icy peaks, swaying to and fro in the cooing winds, losing a branch or a leaf here and there. This forest that I dream of is nothing more than an imaginary place, and for some reason I have never wandered father, I just stand in one place admiring those towering trees and listening to the whispering of the wind. So, since I have to write about a place I have visited before, I would like to imagine what it ...

Planning the Project

Lack of good communication in organizations has led to disagreements and frustrations among the employees. It leaves the employees tentative of what is expected of them leading low productivity. High dissatisfaction among employees manifests itself in absenteeism, turnover, and other undesired behaviors. To deal with this, it is essential to design a project which will effectively minimize the problem and prevent deep-rooted problems in the future. This is the three steps effective approach which will boost employee motivation and boost their morale thus preventing their turnover. The first step is to give a listening ear to the employees and ...

Introduction

Music therapy is an evidence-based clinical use of musical interventions to achieve individual goals within a therapeutic relationship by a certified practitioner. Music therapy may sound not like a very much practiced medical procedure but that is not true. In fact, music therapy dates back as early as ancient civilizations like Egyptian, Indus valley and old Chinese civilization. Music combined with various dance forms was used at that time to treat various illnesses. Even today music therapy is used to address physical, cognitive, emotional and social needs of an individual. After assessing the problems of a patient, a certified ...

Introduction

Ethnic music is something magnificent and different. When listening to it, one can feel support, cheering, sadness and sympathy. Sometimes ethnic music can bring a person to the highest tops, as well as reveal the most hidden secrets of a culture. In my opinion, ethnic music is something that makes the modern world not so cold and indifferent. The point is that modern music is alike: songs have the same rhythm lyrics have the same rhymes. Everything is similar. On the other hand, there is ethnic music. Ethnic music is like a breath fresh air. There are so many ...

Internal customer service is the interaction between employees who support the company and those who work directly with the customers. The ways employees treat each other and find solutions internally has an effect on the bottom line and the customers. It was observed that effective listening took place in the company. This is because all the departments in the stores were working together for best results. Mavis L Davidson took down notes in the companies meeting showing effective listening. The major aim of any communication is to pass information and that information must be understood. It is worth noting ...

Test Evaluation Report

(Insert Institution) Test Evaluation Report

Introduction

The report is going to address a number of issues in relation to the test meant for administration. The paper will evaluate whether the content covered through the questions asked will attain the intended purpose. It will identify the level that the exam will be relevant either by use of the age or grade levels. It will determine the test’s appropriateness to the candidate’s capability. It will evaluate the practicability of administering the test in terms of its affordability, period, space requirements, specialized supervision and invigilation, and specialized materials and equipment. The ...

Being a good listener can seem like an easy thing to do. Many people believe that the mere act of having ears means that they are doing their job to show that they are listening. They think to themselves, “I am a person who can hear. How could anybody think I am not listening to them?!” But just having ears is not all there is to being a good listener; it takes much more. There are things such as eye contact, nonverbal communication, and gestures that can let a person know that you are listening. In settings such as ...

Business Communication

Human relations constitute the basis of communication, collaboration and progress. At times, these positive outcomes of human relation interactions can suffer breakages, which generate conflicts. There are various causes and sources of conflicts and their effects are varied, but there are also effective strategies for managing the conflicts. In their study, “Business Communication”, Shwom and Snyder dedicate an entire chapter, entitled “Working with others. Interpersonal, Intercultural, and Team Communication”, for identifying the causes and sources of conflict as well as for presenting ways and strategies to manage conflicts. Communication is composed of two segments: speaking and listening and both ...

Williams (2004) claims that almost all of us genuinely believe we are good listeners, and therefore have no need to actively develop skills in listening. I must confess that I included myself in that majority. However, I became conscious that my intensity of listening slipped from time to time. Examples: someone tells me a story I have heard before; in a meeting my thoughts unintentionally wander to dwell on some pressing personal issue of current concern. A listening issue that I personally find irritating in others is when I can see that they are not really listening to me; ...

[John McLane] insert your name here [Wharton University] insert your university here The article on Timothy Taylor’s blog addresses the issue of opportunity costs – the costs of alternative option given up in order to make some action. The author argues that opportunity costs can appear large or small, depending on their “framing”, i.e. comparing those costs with the value of goods or services. The examples provided in the article show that while the opportunity cost in itself is just an abstract sum of money, it gains real value when stated in terms of the things that can be ...

Good or Effective Communication Techniques in the Workplace

These days, communication skill has become critical in almost every walk of life where effective communication in the workplace is critical to corporate success of an organization. While interacting with managers, subordinates, colleagues, customers or vendors, the ability to communicate effectively requires the employment of variety of techniques. For a good communication environment to prevail in the workplace, it is critical to determine the communication objective and its purpose which happens to be the first step for introducing effective communication to either influence, inform, persuade or sell to other people whom one comes into contact with. Another technique to ...

Abstract

The influence of music on our personality and moods has never been denied. We have always had music around us and like to listen to our favorites. Whether it is classical music, new age music or music of any genre, it is known to be a powerful mood lifter and melt those blues away. Different studies have been done on various aspects of music and how it can influence our moods. The purpose of the essay is to look at a study on the stress beating techniques followed by students and compare the results.

Introduction

Music has been around for ...

Blues may be one of my most favorite genres of music of all time; I simply adore the historical significance of blues as a genre, the musical innovations it inspired and organized, as well as the continued presence it has in music today. When I think about the works of BB King, Albert King, Robert Johnson and these other seminal artists in the world of music, it becomes clear to me that blues is the template for the popular music that came after it, irrevocably changing the way American artists performed and composed music from then on. Blues music ...

The composer I have chosen to write this paper on is American Roger Zare. Roger is a composer from Florida who started composing at the age of 14. He learned multiple instruments at a young age including the piano and the violin. Roger has written solo, chamber, choral and full orchestra works. He has earned numerous honors including being the winner of the 5th annual Trio Anima Mundi Composition Prize. The work I chose to listen to is “Geometries” written in 2010 by Zare. The instruments that are included in the production of this are the clarinet, violin, cello ...

Introduction

The human resource management course was entirely an enjoyable moment. It was a period of massive transformation on various issues concerning relationship between people, as well as handling different moments as human resource manager. It is observable through experiences on various topics concerning the subject. Each topic was educative to me, and I picked a lesson from each of them. Every topic was a chance for transformation and they have had effective influence to my workplace. In my workplace, every topic is applicable in one way or the way. Through the course, I have learned to take responsibility of ...

Music is “enjoyed” or “liked” by a listener. These are the vocabulary words that people use when referring to music. They say, “did you like that song.” Or they say, “What kinds of music do you enjoy. So it seems odd that some people enjoy listening to sad music. What does this say about people and humanity in general? Do we like being sad? This is the problem that Stephen Davies proposes to answer in his essay, “Why listen to sad music if it makes one feel sad?” (Davies, 394). This is the problem that Davies proposes to answer. ...

Classical music, according to Giraldez (31) affects the ability and the brain’s organization through rhythm and melody. Giraldez (31) further notes that the levels of serotonin that are produced by the brain are raised by rhythms. In explanation, he defines serotonin as a neurotransmitter that transmits nerve impulses that aid in maintaining jolly feelings. Giraldez (31) adds that when the brain produces serotonin, so is tension eased. In keeping with, Giraldez (31) depression results from scarce production of serotonin hormone and it are only released when the brain is positively shocked. An example is when one looks at ...

Keeping and raising a pet is a full time commitment. It needs your attention, care and responsibility towards the pet. Dog keeping is also a big responsibility. You train it fully so that it adapts to your lifestyle and enjoy your company. It is only possible when you train it appropriately. Dog training is always done in several steps. It is because you cannot train it at once to become a fully capable household pet. Several stages of training a dog are as follows: - Step Two: Name you dog, it is crucial. It will enhance the training process. ...

Wynton Marsalis is a truly unique figure in the world of jazz music. He is internationally acclaimed as not only a musician, but also as a composer, bandleader, and educator. He is arguably the first musician in the world to compose and perform music over the complete jazz spectrum including compositions that characterize the roots of jazz in the New Orleans tradition, bebop, modern jazz He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz Similarly, the characteristic skill and sound specific ...

NAFTA

After listening to the Spanish album and more specifically the songs that were done by Enrique Iglesias, I realized that there are certain differences in them. The difference between the Spanish songs and the English were songs were not very many, but a few that existed could be easily seen. There are different aspects through which the differences in them could be observed. First, there was the issue of length. English songs are moderately short as compared to the Spanish songs. The Spanish songs tend to take a long time. Some go as long as 9 minutes. These were ...

Oral presentations are vital in the modern age. Why would academics, who could read journals and books by the click of a button travel long distances to hear a speaker in a conference? Why would learners who have textbooks, syllabus, and the course outline get out of their bed to attend lectures? Why would business organizers orally present reports faxed to them in all the branches? Why would the government read out the budget, when it will be published in all articles, magazine, and newspapers in the country? Therefore, oral presentation is a critical and essential form of communication. ...

Introduction

This paper looks at the effect of noise on studying. Noise has both small and major effects on the performance of the studying people. There are various modes of studying. Noise affects studying depending on the given modes of studying. First, it really affects studying methods such as listening. At times, studying involves listening. Noise interferes with this aspect complete. Various experimental studies show that noise has negative impacts n the speech perception of the student (Choc, 2005). The younger the individual the more noise affects their learning skills. Among children, those with language disorders or other disorders such ...

At present oral presentations play an essential part in any professional and academic activity. The ability to introduce the material in an appropriate way often determines the result of the whole work. Therefore people should carefully consider all things that can make their presentation in public a success. One should definitely start with thorough planning and preparation. It is very important to clearly understand what the objective is. They may be different. For example, the objective may be to inform the audience about some advances in science or technology. The purpose of the presentation may also be to persuade ...

UC Application #2

Irrespective of what the scriptures prescribed, making judgments seems so common to many of us. Would you judge a person based preference to solitude instead of other people’s company? Perhaps you may claim that would not, but that is exactly what happens often in today’s world. Some people cannot comprehend, much less appreciate, that silence, meditation, and reflection can be just as invigorating, if not more, as the party or social gathering of loud screams and voices. In an age where extroverts are extolled for their vibrancy and affable character, introverts tend to receive the well-known short ...

This is a country song that was composed by Billy Ed Wheeler and Roger Bowling. It was recorded and sung by Kenny Rogers. It was released as single on 12th November, 1979 and incorporated into the platinum album ‘Kenny’. It is one of the best hits and successful songs by Kenny Rogers. Coward of the county is an excellent piece I have not listened for quite a while approximately five years. When I first heard it was in my teen in college years, I immediately fell in love with the song. The sound and the beats of the song ...

The first technique that I would like to point out is using mute short video passages to develop listening skill. For this, you need to pick an easy passage (e.g. from a movie) with a short phrase, something like “I love you”. Students’ task is to understand the phrase by focusing on the lips of an actor. This technique is not only fun to do, but also it will engage the classroom in the learning process and will make everyone focus on the video to complete assignment. Another technique used to improve learners’ listening skills is to design clear ...

Textbooks usually provide the teachers with guidance on activity and course design hence assuring a measure of structure; logical progression and consistency in class. The textbooks are usually designed in a manner that ensures that the learner’s expectations or needs are met thus facilitates learning. People can learn a variety of foreign languages such as English through the use of textbooks. Teachers should, therefore, be able to determine the right materials to be incorporated while teaching a foreign language. The paper analyses Michael’s textbook “How to learn English quickly” and its importance in learning and teaching English ...

Critical thinking involves a meticulous assessment of information accumulated in a period of time. There is a very strong bond between effective communication and critical thinking skills. Listening skills form an essential part of communication skills. In order to critically analyze a piece of speech, active listening is of the essence. Only once an individual gains an insight into the beliefs, opinions, assumptions and conclusions of another person is he/she able to offer a critical analysis. Moreover, those who can effectively communicate their issues can better get their questions answered that help them enhance their critical thinking skills. Asking ...

Communication Reflection

It was after my evening class and rushed to the grocery to make some purchases for my use. The queue was getting longer and longer and so, I hurriedly queued. Once on the queue, another guy came running and stood beside me and looked right into my eyes. Astonished at him, I said hi to him but he could not answer as all his minds were fixed on me. I was compelled to look aside and see whether he would change. On facing him again, his eyes were still glued on me. “Why did you abandon our car?” said ...

A. Listening strategy to reinforce listening skills in the lesson plan

One can incorporate the use of summarizing in the lesson to help the listener understand and remember the main ideas captured in a presentation. A summary of the main points will assist the listener to remember and understand ideas in a presentation. Summarizing and paraphrasing a speaker’s speech helps the listener to increase the chance of recalling. Notes taken in the course of the presentation will help the listen to make future reference (Cordella & Musgrave, 2010). To learn a language depends on the listening strategy. Listening provide an aural input that act as a basis to acquire language ...

Foreign language writing anxiety involves the confusion brought about while one tries to learn a foreign language. For instance, a Japanese trying to learn English will find it challenging. The foreign language writing anxiety brings about a number of problems related to life like low performance in the studies. Nevertheless, success in writing is brought about by a number of things like flow of ideas, self-expression, growing confidence, outsider expectations as well as enjoyment of academic writing - all of which affect students with foreign language anxiety. Students affected by low proficiency are usually more anxious as compared to ...

Mini Session

The listening style adopted in this interview case is non-interruption. In this case, I allow the person who is addressing me to speak out as much as they want without any interruptions. The technique makes the party addressing me to feel important. They feel that their views are important hence they are open to sharing any problems that they have. The micro skill intervention employed is receptive. The nature of receptive listening is involves paying attention to what is being said and understanding the details. During the interview most of the time, most of the attention was dedicated to ...

Many college students listen to music while studying for a test. Some studies have found music to impede studying such that students did poorly on tests and other studies showed just the opposite. Another factor that has been examined in relation to learning is state dependency. For example when you study and are in one mood you do best on the test when you are in the same mood. This study was designed to determine whether listening to music while studying affected test scores and whether state dependency i.e. taking the test while listening to the same music that ...

Communication Style Evaluation

Communication Style Evaluation

Introduction

Communication as a tool enables people to solve problems through the sharing of ideas. The need to evaluate an effective communication style arises in situations where people understand the role of communication in identifying solutions to social situations or dilemmas. A communication style refers to the manner through which individuals plan the communication process. In additions, it refers to the manner, which people interact as they communicate. Communication styles dictate the effectiveness of communication and dialogue as a tool in problem solving.

In social situations, I prefer to listen to others than talk. As I speak, ...

Part one:

The limited attention to listening skills among people is disturbing. Obviously, individuals tend to spend much of their time listening, a behavior that makes them to think that they are active listeners (Fischhoff & others, 2009). The observation made on the listening behaviors of employees in a simple study I conducted attest to the fact that people have different listening behaviors in particular situations. First, the observation revealed that most employees were busy writing while listening. Alternatively, some workers would take instructions better if given time to read written scripts. Worse, less than 50% of the workers would listen actively ...

Effective communication is sending a clear message that is similar in both verbal and nonverbal aspect. Communication is to ensure the volume and the tone used agrees with the subject of the message. It is also based on good listening skills, communication is message-sending, a receptive and expressive process (Pinto 2009). Problem on either or both ends can lead to failure in effective communication. This paper seeks discuss components of effects communications on both verbal and nonverbal how they can impact the final message on sender and receiver. Verbal components include Active Listening skills which are very essential, block ...

Management Leadership Skills

Introduction Management is the ability to exercise good and comprehensive control over the responsibilities that come with being employed. There are two perspectives to management in an organization. These are individual management and team management. In this section, the focus is on team management leadership skills. There are certain organizations that emphasize the need for the employees to work within certain recognized teams. This section focuses on how efficiently employees can provide leadership to the team that they are involved in.

This section looks at the elements of leading a team. Most importantly, it cites various incidences when our ...

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When to and When Not to? There’s a centuries old cliché, “Wisdom comes with age”. Research shows that age, with experience, does make a person wise. Most men and women above 60 are more likely to make better long-term decisions, while their young counterparts tend to confuse short-term gratification with long-term satisfaction. It follows that listening attentively to our elders and seeking their advice in almost all spheres of life is essential for us to gain firsthand knowledge on all pertinent matters and improve our decision ...

Effective Interpersonal Communications

Noted by the prefix ‘inter’, the term interpersonal suggests a distinct consideration on the internal connection that one has with another which is established through good and proper communication shared between the two individuals involved in the conversation. Relatively, it could be understood that the concept specifically directed towards determining the value of interpersonal communication is that of the thoughtfulness that one shares with another. With the idea of ‘thought’ being the primary element of this pattern of communication, it is expected that the one establishing the conversation has a distinct concern for the other’s welfare. This indicates ...

Communication Question Answers

15.a Consider a recent communication problem you experienced. What were the causes, and what could you have changed to improve communication? My co-worker and I were discussing some communication we had received from the local council about our business. After the conversation, we both came up with a separate plan of action and each of these plans of action were in complete opposition. We had each encoded and decoded the information assuming we were our own audience, when in fact; the other person was the intended audience. In order to improve the communication we each needed to encode the ...

Thinking before speaking or acting is a very important skill in socializing. It prevents embarrassment or offending others. It entails listening, thinking about it, analyzing the situation then giving feedback by way of speech or through actions. According to my friend, my ability to think before speaking depends on the situation. I am a very attentive listener who takes time before replying or reacting. I am also very slow in following instructions. I do not rush into the decision making because I am cautious and attentive to detail that I do not get tricked or wrong. However when I ...

Love Machine

I agree with Gottman’s assessment of what it takes to sustain a relationship. This is because the relationship is between two parties and for that reason both parties should always make an effort to ensure that the relationship work by allowing the other partner influence their decision. Dr. Gottman’s assessments show’s that is not always about the scientific approach of the experiments of marriage, but in hearing more on the issues that the couples present during their sessions in the lab. The lab video presents various issues that I did not understand about relationships. For example, ...

Organization

Introduction The most appreciated and widely applied parenting programme in the world today is the Parental Effectiveness Training (P.E.T), which was devised by Thomas Gordon, an internationally reputed psychologist. Gordon developed the PET programme while intensively researching on humanist psychology at the University of Chicago, with assistance from Carl Rogers. This programme attained popularity when Gordon published a comprehensive book by the same name in the year 1970, which has been reviewed as under. The book revolves around the idea that every group interaction involves conflicts and differences of perspective that must be resolved in order to sustain the ...

Purpose of the study and research questions

The primary purpose of the current research was to assess if listening strategies that have been utilized for a long time in different studies are correctly collated to measure the use of language be the English learners. The research questions comprised of the following; - Whether the listening strategies utilized by the university students at the department at the department if English Language Teaching, Mersin University exhibit any differences with regards to proficiency levels. - Which are the primary listening strategies utilized by Turkish EFL students. - Whether listening strategies utilized by the university students at the department if ...

It is without shrewd of doubt that listening may not be enough to convince my corresponding counterparts that I am listening to them. In every situation, be it business setting or personal relations, I ought to convince the relevant complement that am listening. Therefore, active listening will play an important role in convincing the other counterpart that I am listening. Through active listening, I will make a sentient effort to understand the message that my counterpart is putting across rather than just listen to the words only. Active listening involves asking open questions to the other counterpart. I will ...

1.0 Terms of reference - Situational learning-refers to learning that has been adapted to suit specific situations, in this case formal organizations - Junior managers- these are assistant departmental management or supervisory positions in organizations. - Communication-the passing of information, ideas, and knowledge from one person to another 2.0 Abstract/Executive summary Organizational success depends on continuous learning and improvement of the human resource base. Effective communication among junior managers is an important aspect of improving an entire human resource department. It was important to examine communication among junior managers because they play an important role in linking up senior ...

Management

Listening is an art and the power of listening has been a point of discussion among experts in the field of communication and decision-making. Ferrari (2012), in ‘Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of All,’ says that “If you’re like I was, you’ve probably never thought very carefully about listening before; but I’ve realized that listening is a skill that demands conscious attention and constant practice, because only through good listening can any of us gather the information we need to do our jobs well.” This is a fact as in many business dealings, ...

Music therapy is defined as “an interpersonal process in which the therapist uses music and all of its facets-physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual-to help clients to improve or maintain their health”. Music therapy is used with individuals with different conditions such as those with psychiatric disorders, medical problems, physical handicaps, sensory impairments, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, communication disorders, interpersonal problems, and aging. Since the 1940s, music has been used in hospitals because of the benefits it gives to the medical population. Music therapy sessions in medical environments can take various forms depending on the needs of the ...

Communication is the process under which people or animals share information through the exchange of messages and thoughts. For people to attain effective communication they require various principal components: the sender is the main component of communication i.e. the source of a message or information (Taub & Schilling, 1986). The other component is the receiver. This is the person to whom the information is aimed. He or she is the person who needs the information presented by the sender. The third component is the message. This is the information that is transferred either from the mouth or the mind of ...

EEIL and SIOP Lesson Plans

The objectives of the lessons are appropriate for the level of learning of the learners. They clearly specify the short and long tern goals which should be achieved by the learners by the end of the lesson. This is important since it guides the instructor on how best to use all the available resources to benefit each and every learner. For instance, the Figurative Language Lesson specifies that the learner should be able to accomplish a variety of skills ranging from reading, speaking, listening and writing. As a matter of fact, a teacher who does not ask questions does ...

Subjective

The piece in general lacked the drive and energy to induce a lighter mood. While it conveys finely arranged dynamics and mood change, the piece obviously manifests a clear division of movements. There was no constantly sustained mood in the entire piece as the melodies transition from one movement to another, the mood shifts from its original motif into a fugal passage in which the music grows and expands up to the third movement. Finally, the music shifts back to a sober mood in the last part. The initial reaction in listening to the piece is like listening to ...

Jennifer Holloway

Last night I had a dream: sitting in a grassy field, I was listening to the radio. All of a sudden I heard the voice of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement – apparently he was speaking to me. After looking around I realized I was not the only one listening to him – my husband and a lot of church members were there too, all amazed and fascinated by Joseph Smith’s preaching the gospel. It was a beautiful day and I could feel tender warmth of the sunshine. There was also something very nice and ...

The selected audio elements, sounds of steps, elevator, coffee and shower, can be used as a vague reference, instead of exact languages to construct a composition. These sounds can be used to communicate no emotions or ideas in composition. In this case, repeated hearing of a single sound can be used by the audience to stop going to to its cause and more accurately to notice its characteristic trait. By imagining physical casual explanations for these sounds, one is able to re-unite the disembodied sound with an objective physicality that created (Bull, p.167). For example, the sound of shower ...

Summary

Petersen, J. (2007). Why don't we listen better?: Communicating & connecting in relationships. Tigard, OR: Petersen Publications. The text by Petersen was published in 2007, describing relationships and how one can relate in those relationships. Petersen strives to demonstrated effective communication by saying that one should not allow their emotions to rule what is being communicated. He also mentions incidents that made him come up with the theory ‘the flat –brain theory of emotions’. The literature provides a line graphic drawing of an individual, illustrating and differentiating emotional reaction in people. Petersen clarifies that the origin of reactions originates from ...

My personality blend test landed me on the C/S/D that is having more of C- traits that is cautious, competent and careful, less of S-traits which is supportive, steady and stable and finally having lesser of D- traits that is dominant, driving and doer. It also means that I do lack the I- traits of inspiring, interesting and being interactive. This therefore, defines my personality blend to be a more reserved, task-oriented individual having a desire for consistency and value. The less S- traits mean that I bother less on socializing and associating with others. The lesser D- traits ...

Introduction

In order for a small business to flourish, it is imperative to be a an effective business communicator because employees and customers respect what is done as much as what is said, simple explanations are clearer, and using both ears and eyes for listening makes for better understanding. Other professionals believe an effective communicator sticks to what has worked in the past. This academic expedition discusses both sides of the issue.

Actions Speak as Loudly as Words

At the heart of gaining, the respect of both employees and customers is honesty. The best way to exhibit honesty that sets a good reputation as an honest ...