Listening, for the most part, is the key aspect in having good interpersonal communication with another individual. As stated in the book and during class discussion, the best listeners are those who transform themselves from speaker to listener. One individual that I believe whom actually makes this transformation and the person I decided to interview was my mother. She is a registered nurse at a hospital in Galesburg. I went down there this past Friday to interview her on what she thought about the importance of listening in the workplace but also in life. I chose my mother for this interview because her profession requires her to be a good listener in order to be successful. Listening to patients, doctors, and her superiors, are all key aspects of her profession. By interviewing this individual, I hope I can pick up some information the will make myself a better listener.
By interviewing an individual who is a good listener, I believe, that the information gathered can only be helpful to the interviewer. I chose my mother for this interview because in her profession listening is crucial . Although we have studied about listening in the past few weeks, actually interviewing a good listener brings everything into perspective and can be only beneficial in the future.
The next area I focused in my interview was to ask what characteristics make up a good listener. She stated that the first characteristic that needed to be present was empathy. Working with patients in a hospital, listening and empathizing with them are characteristics that are needed by all nurses she stated. Another characteristic that she believed that was a very important aspect of being a good listener was acquiring the skill of note taking. She said that this skill was obviousl
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