Appreciative: Listens in a relaxed manner, seeking enjoyment, entertainment, or inspiration
Empathic: Listens without judging, is supportive of the speaker, and learns from the experiences of others
Comprehensive: Listens to organize and make sense of information by understanding relationships among ideas
Discerning: Listens to get complete information, understand the main message, and determine important details
Evaluative: Listens in order to make a decision based on information provided and may accept or reject message based on personal beliefs
Match Listening Approaches to Communication Needs
The Personal Listening Profile® helps people in your organization:
- Discover their
natural approach to listening
- Capitalize on
their listening strengths
- Learn how
different listening approaches impact listening
effectiveness
- Improve their
ability to understand the purpose of different
communications
- Use listening
approaches appropriate to the situation
- Overcome
listening barriers and reduce conflict
- Enhance
individual and team performance
