Imagine That You Are a Skills Trainer for a Local

question 37

Essay

Imagine that you are a skills trainer for a local community center and you've been asked to give a talk to troubled couples about the importance of listening. In order to help these couples, you decide to focus your presentation on several barriers to effective listening. Pick at least three of the barriers identified in your textbook. For each, define the listening barrier, come up with an example of the behavior that is appropriate for your audience, and then suggest at least two ways that these couples can avoid the problems associated with that barrier in their relationships.

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