How often do you indulge in the following bad listening habits? Check yourself carefully in each one:
istening Self-Evaluation Worksheet
Name Section
How often do you indulge in the following bad listening habits? Check yourself carefully in each one:
HABIT FREQUENCY SCORE
Almost Some- Almost
Always Usually times Seldom Never
1. Giving in to mental
distractions
2. Giving in to physical
distractions
3. Trying to recall everything
a speaker says
4. Rejecting a topic as
uninteresting before
hearing the speaker
5. Faking paying attention
6. Jumping to conclusions
about a speaker’s meaning
7. Deciding a speaker is wrong
before hearing everything
she or he has to say
8. Judging a speaker on
personal appearance
9. Not paying attention to a
speaker’s evidence
10. Focusing on delivery rather
than on what the speaker says
TOTAL
How to score:
For every “almost always” checked, give yourself a score of 2
For every “usually” checked, give yourself a score of 4
For every “sometimes” checked, give yourself a score of 6
For every “seldom” checked, give yourself a score of 8
For every “almost never” checked, give yourself a score of 10
Total score interpretation: 0 to 70 You need lots of training in listening.
71 to 89 You listen well.
90 to 100 You listen exceptionally well.
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Name Section of the Continuing Self-Evaluation Worksheet
How frequently do you engage in the following poor listening habits? Examine yourself thoroughly in each one:
SCORE FOR HABIT FREQUENCY
Almost- Almost
Almost always, almost always, almost never, almost never, almost never, almost never, almost never
1. Giving succumb to mental anguish
distractions
2. Giving in to bodily temptations
distractions
3. Attempting to remember everything
a speaker claims
4. Rejecting an issue as inappropriate
previously uninteresting
listening to the speaker
5. Pretending to pay attention
6. Making hasty decisions
concerning the meaning of a speaker
7. Deciding that a speaker is incorrect
prior to hearing everything
she or he must state
8. Evaluating a speaker based on
individual appearance
9. Failure to pay attention to a
proof from the speaker
10. Focusing on delivery rather
than on what the speaker says
TOTAL
How to score:
For every “almost always” checked
