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In my first learning to learn paper I wrote of the problems I have my communication skills, specifically my listening skills and how they are lacking. What I learned in writing that paper was that I still had much to do in the overcoming those problems. In conversation I find that my mind has a tendency to wander and sometimes I find myself not paying attention at all. This can depend who I am talking to at the time; if I feel that the person and the subject is important I will try to focus on the conversation, while if I feel that what they are saying does not really interest me I oftentimes find myself not paying any attention at all and ultimately blocking them out. I know that while this may be unintentional I still must work on improving my listening skills.

"Most people overlook listening, meaning that they give little thought to listening, they think it just happens (Seiler and Beall 141)." I need to be able to not only listen but concentrate on what the speaker is saying, rather than simply letting my mind wander or think of what I will say next. What I have learned is that I am a passive listener,

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If I am able to follow these steps in the listening process correctly I will improve in paying attention to the conversation. As a result I will be better prepared when it is my turn to speak, and I say will fit into the conversation more appropriately.

After re-evaluating my own listening skills I find it odd that when I listen for enjoyment I tend to be more focused. For example, when I listen to music it is not hard at all for me to remember all the lyrics to a song, even if I have only listened to it once. This shows how hard I find it to truly understand my own listening process and illustrates just how hard it will be to amend my listening problems, but I will make an effort to carefully address them each carefully. I will be satisfied when I am finally able to actually comprehend what is being spoken instead of simply hearing them.

I am planning to apply what I have learned to start listening for meaning. I hope that this will not only aid in my college life but also in social situations. I have learned that there is a big d

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Approximate Word count = 755
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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