Listening Skills by Erica Kenney https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb en-us 2023-08-31 16:59:04 UTC 2025-11-06 17:00:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343772 Someone who acknowledges what the other person is saying, looks interested, body language

]]> 2025-11-05 17:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343772 Wearing airpods when someone is talking to you https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343791 2025-11-05 17:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343791 Honestly, body language and facial expressions says a lot! https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343848 2025-11-05 17:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343848 attentative https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343913 engaged

]]> 2025-11-05 17:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343913 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343958 eye contact, head nodding

]]> 2025-11-05 17:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668343958 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344017 Good engagement and respectful in terms of response and opinion to subject

]]> 2025-11-05 17:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344017 No eye constancy, looking uninterested, https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344116 2025-11-05 17:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344116 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344256 eye contact and engaging in detailed conversation with the person you’re talking to

]]> 2025-11-05 17:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344256 Eye contact and listening carefully https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344282 2025-11-05 17:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344282 looking at their phone while the other person is talking https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344309 2025-11-05 17:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344309 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344408 A good listener is someone who focuses on what ur saying and doesn’t get distracted when you’re talking

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  • Body language: Nodding, Looking like youre listening

  • Curiosity: Asking related questions


    • ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344414     https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344431 Genuinely caring about someone else

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344431     Eye contact and engaging in the conversation https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344510 2025-11-05 17:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344510 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344630 when they are not just waiting for their turn to speak but trying understand your views

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344630     A good listener simply listens and knows when to be quiet. https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344635 Weak listening skills: inability to be quiet

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344635     Listens and occasionally contributes to show that they are still listening https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344652 2025-11-05 17:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344652 eye contact, letting the other person know you understand what they’re saying, asking relevant questions https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344661 2025-11-05 17:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344661 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344722 maintaining eye contact, and responding/being interested

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344722     eye contact https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344731 bad examples can be not following up with questions after

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344731     https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344847 looking away, vague and brief responses

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344847     Someone who is taking in every word of the speaker https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344908 2025-11-05 17:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344908 To be straight, body language and facial expressions says a lot! https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344920 2025-11-05 17:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344920 Eye contact and positive facial expressions https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344922 2025-11-05 17:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344922 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344987 Actively listening while asking insightful questions

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668344987     https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345001 pay attention

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345001     https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345029 Pays attention to what they are saying, having eye contact and nodding along

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345029     When they just say “that's crazy” https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345078 2025-11-05 17:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345078 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345216 working on something else or being on their phone while a person speaks

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345216     https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345271 A good listener acknowledges and understands what you say

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345271     https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345475 Someone being a good listener always has good eye contact, can repeat what the person said (if asked), and be engaged in the conversation.


    A bad listener zones out and does not pay attention.

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345475     Multitasking while talking to the person https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345566 2025-11-05 17:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345566 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345567 A good listener is attentive and engages in the conversation. An example of a bad listener is getting criticism and not internalizing what is said or applying it.

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345567     dividing their attention https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345615 2025-11-05 17:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345615 Responding with one word responses https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345628 2025-11-05 17:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345628 no responses, low engagement, body is faced away, looking somewhere else https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345678 2025-11-05 17:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345678 Not paying attention to the speaker/bad body language https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345681 2025-11-05 17:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668345681 Being on your phone, ignoring them, looking somewhere else https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346014 2025-11-05 17:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346014 A good listener usually actively engages with the speaker through deep processing, internal self-relation, and asking questions when appropriate. A good listener also doesn’t try to override, discourage, or dismiss others’ beliefs or ideas - at least not in a disrespectful way. https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346020 2025-11-05 17:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346020 Responding with an uninterested ok https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346222 2025-11-05 17:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346222 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346326 Only talking about one's own ideas

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346326     Not paying attention and not giving them your full attention https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346457 2025-11-05 17:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346457 https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346583 A good listener applies what they hear. The point of listening is to absorb what the person speaking is telling you and actually understanding and digesting it, then either putting it into action and applying it.

    ]]>     2025-11-05 17:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346583     https://padlet.com/epkenney2/m9q3ctkaaau8chyb/wish/3668346842 Not making eye contact or looking disinterested

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