Glencoe Health

Introduction:
Effective communication is the key to healthy and satisfying relationships with your peers, teachers, and family members. In this lesson, you’ve learned about different ways to communicate, some of which work better than others. No matter how well you express yourself, however, you are not communicating with another person until you are a good listener as well. You can learn more about how to listen by visiting the Web site below.

Links to Explore:
Study Guides and Strategies: Active Listening
http://www.studygs.net/listening.htm

Directions:

• Follow the link above to the Active Listening page.
• After you have read this page, answer the following questions:

1			Is active listening designed for the listener to effectively express his or her ideas, feelings, or opinions? Why or why not?
2			When listening actively, you repeat back in your own words what the other person has said. Does this mean that you agree with the speaker? Why or why not?
3			If you have a strong emotional reaction to the speaker's message, how should you deal with it?
4			As an active listener, when do you get the chance to express your ideas or feelings?
5			What body position indicates that you are interested in what the speaker has to say?
6			What three steps help you confirm that you have understood the speaker?