L4: Listening and Learning Process

Active Listening

Avoid Distraction
Don't Interrupt the speaker
Let the speaker finish before putting your point
Use door openers to extend the conversation or to get more input
Show positive body language to the speaker indicating you are listening
Take notes in case of crucial conversations
Paraphrase the speaker's thoughts to steer the conversation in the right direction

According to Fisher's model, the highlights of reflective listening:

Reduce distraction while listening to the speaker
Embrace the speaker's thought without being judgemental and empathetic to it
Relay with speaker's thoughts and mood with positive verbal and non-verbal language
Summarise the speaker's opinion to steer the conversation in the right direction
Repeat the procedure for each concern, and switch the roles of speaker and listener

Summary of the video:

The author describes her story of not being good at maths in school. But, she is a professor at Engineering college
Her career started in the Military, then work as a Russian Translator and at last became a teacher
Told learning new skills helps to combine fresh ideas with the concept one already knows and create something new out of it
Simplify the brain in two modes to boost our productivity and learning
a. Focus Mode: Tries to map the new learning with the past experiences of the life
b. Defuse Mode: Find out new ways of solving with a sub-conscious mind
Suggested to find new ideas in Diffuse mode then immediately switch to focus mode for the practical implementation of it
Talked about procrastination as a habit
Suggested ways to overcome procrastination in the short-term and long-term.
Also talked about the Illusion of Competence in learning
Suggested to refresh the understanding of the topic at a regular interval, test it and implement it for long term retention

Steps involved to improve the learning process: