Read through the It Happened to Me article and answer the follow questions.

• What do you think are the most common listening barriers in your own life?
• How do you overcome these barriers?
• Have you ever had an experience where you felt like you were condescending to a family member or friend?

Use, bold AND define 2 key terms from Ch. 7 in your answer.

• Blank posts will have points deducted from grade
• 5 points for answering all questions in 5-7 sentences
• 5 points for using 2 key terms, defining the terms and bold terms
• 5 points for responding to at least 2 classmates with 5-7 sentence each response

Be prepared to respond to classmates in one of the following ways below:

• Build on something your classmates said.
• Explain why and how you see things differently.
• Ask a probing or clarifying question.
• Share an insight from having read your classmates’ postings.
• Offer and support an opinion.
• Validate an idea with your own experience.
• Expand on your classmates’ postings.
• Ask for evidence that supports the posting.

Being in college, I’m a part of a culture that’s very different from the culture where I grew up. In college, people value talking about ideas, learning new information, and working toward becoming more “educated.” When I go home, however, I have to remember that not everyone in my family, and not all of my friends, went to college. They don’t understand a lot of the jargon I use, and they don’t know about the things I’ve studied. I try to be mindful of this when I visit; I don’t want to sound condescending. I also try to remember that their opinions are equally valid and that I need to listen as attentively to them as I do to my college friends