Based on my results of the “Willingness to Listen Measure” activity, I am a slightly moderate listener. My score was a sixty two.” Most people are generally inefficient listeners; they tend to forget rather quickly what has been said” (Sole, 2011 chpt. 7.3). I think this is true in my case because I consider myself an inefficient listener. For me to be an efficient listener, it would totally depend on the topic of the conversation. I hear what is being said but I am not listening to the actual words of the conversation.

How do you think your willingness to listen score could impact your interpersonal relationships? It can impact my interpersonal relationships, by not getting a clear understanding of what is being said. I need to try to make sure that I understand what they are truly saying and meaning. I also need to be able to pay attention so that I will be able to interpret the message. “Several important reasons related to interpersonal communication are to satisfy your social and esteem needs, to obtain and to give affection, or simply for pleasure and to relax from other types of communication”(Sole,2011 chpt.7.7).Improving my listening skill is very important in building your interpersonal relationships.

Do you think that this measure was accurate for you? I do believe that this measure is accurate for me. Sometime I have a hard time focusing on a subject that I am not really interested. I often times focus on other things around me. “ To listen and attend to a speaker, you must shut out external noise, silence your internal noise, disregard distractions, avoid making judgments about the speaker while he or she is talking, and resist the temptation to interrupt and speak yourself”(Sole,2011 chpt.7.3). I need to work on improving my listening habits by being aware of the need to listen closely to what others