Listening, And The Four Types Of Listening Styles

In this essay I intend to exhibit what is listening and the four types of listening styles which are people – oriented, action – oriented, content – oriented, and time – oriented. This paper will have an overview of the basic concepts of the listening skills and its advantage and disadvantage that one may encounter. Listening skills tend to deal with the listening and communicating skills of the person at hand.

Listening can be difficult or challenging no matter who or what situation you may encounter. In this refection I have utilized the four styles of listening that people use when listening, depending on their preferences and purpose, as originated by Baker, L.L. (1971). Listening Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Watson, K.W. and Baker, L.L. (1995). Listening Styles

Each style has its distinctive strengths and weaknesses, so none is inherently better than the other.

I chose to use the four distinct styles because it will improve my listening and communication skills at personal and work relationships. After many years of not being able to understand my spouses listening and communication skills, I am now somewhat able to effectively communicate with him after applying the strategies. The best way to understand an individual is to listen to them. Listening is both necessary and an integral aspect of the communication process and is one of the most important skills one can acquire. Listening can also be an active experience when the listener is fully engaged and has absorbed the information of the speaker while showing interest and providing feedback all while demonstrating that they have heard and understand the message. A close friend of my spouse and I came over to our home to air out a few personal issues that he was encountering. I notice during the conversation my husband was becoming restless. He begun to interrupt the conversation and felt the need to give his opinion before our