Question

Active listening is a core component of wellness coaching, which is a core component of lifestyle medicine. have a few sentences or bullet sentences for each a-c please

A. Discuss the difference between active listening and passive listening.

B. Discuss the core components of active listening.

C. Discuss how you could use these active listening skills in a current career, with family or friends, or in a future career (or a combination of these).

Answer 1

A. Active listening is a way of communication in which we attentively listen to other when interacting and give reactions in response to the interaction. Passive listening is a way of listening in which interaction is not possible with other like watching TV, listening radio etc.

B. Listening attentively to the speaker by being not judgemental and patient, maintaining eye contact, focusing on the non verbal cues, giving feedbacks to gain clarification, asking questions to gain understanding etc. are the core components of active listening.

C. Active listening skills helps us in gaining better understanding about the other people. Constantly hearing other's point of view among family and friends will increase mutual understanding. Besides listening is an act of caring. Thus active listening skills reduce the communication gap and helps to maintain love and respect among your loved ones.