The Listening Skills Facilitator Guide is a collection of step-by-step instructions for teaching 28 cognitive skills activities (538 minutes) to groups of youth and adults.
We listen for many different reasons. We listen for enjoyment and relaxation. We listen with empathy to give support and to gain an understanding of the other person's feelings. We listen to gather information. We listen with a discriminating ear to understand, evaluate, and discern truth. Activity Titles
- Testing Your Hearing
- What’s a Decibel?
- How Well Do You Listen?
- Riddle Me This
- Why Should I Listen?
- Listening at Work
- My Place in the Family
- A Listening Trip
- What Am I Hearing?
- Panning for Gold
- What Does That Mean?
- Movie Preview Voice
- Interpreting the Message
- Slanted Viewpoints
- The Power of Talk Radio
- How Are You?
- Too Much Effort
- Listening Attitudes and Behaviors
- A Tolerant Ear
- Reflective Listening
- Talk Less, Listen More
- Eliminating Distractions
- Evaluating Eye Contact
- Poor Eye Contact
- Just the Facts, Ma’am
- Forming a Response
- Responding Wisely
- Experiment in Listening