An essential element to improving your communication skills is your ability to become self-aware of your own mistakes and short-comings and take ownership of them. This discussion requires you to be honest with yourself and refrain from attributing blame to others. This assignment requires you to demonstrate accountability and explore specific ways to improve your communication skills.
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Reflect on your listening behaviors in in the professional environment (or college environment). In a 200-300 word post identify two barriers to effective listening that hinder your ability to actively/mindfully listen. Explain. Using what you learned in either William Ury’s TED Talk, Celeste Headlee’s TED Talk, or the HBR article What Great Listeners Actually Do by Jack Zenger, identify specific changes you will make in order to become a more active/ mindful/ genuine listener? Be specific. Explain.