Listening and Communication Climate
A relationship climate is the sensation we feel in our personal relationships. ... Listening has much to do with communication climates. There are several types of listening, but mindful listening and non-listening are the two that are involved with relationship climates. Mindful listening is when you are fully involved in what the other has to say. There are several types of listening that have to do with mindful listening. Mindful listening has to do with the supportive climate. A supportive climate is confirming communication. There are six types of communication that make up the supportive climate. ... Non-listening is the opposite of mindful listening and just like mindful listening, non-listening also has several types of listening strategies. When someone does non-listening, you or the other person isn’t really interested to what one or the other have to say. This type of listening deals with the defensive climate. A defensive climate is the opposite of a supportive climate. It is disconfirming communication. There are also six types of communication involved with this climate. ... In this essay I am going to give two examples, one of them has to do with the supportive climate and mindful listening. The other example has to do with the defensive climate and non-listening.