How to demonstrate active listening skills for students.

1. Active Listening Skills
Yes….you need to take notes on this!

2. Active Listening Skills- 3 things you
can do to help yourself.
Eye contact
Gesture
Posture

3. Active Listening-S.O.L.E.R
 S-Squarely face the person
 O-Open your posture
 L-Lean toward sender
 E-Eye contact maintained
 R-Relax while attending

4. Paraphrasing---
 Restate the message in fewer words
 Get right to the point

5. Clarifying---
 Bring material to a sharper focus

6. Perception Checking---
 Verify for understanding

7. Summarizing---
 Pull ideas together
 Organize thoughts, material
 No new ideas

8. Empathy---
 Reflection of content
 feeling

9. Do Not….
 Prepare a response in your mind while listening
 Have side conversation while you are supposed to
be listening
 Allow distractions to divert your focus or eye
contact
 Make comments until speaker is done