Module Five

I have begun working on my literature review and have finished the outline, abstract and I am now working on the introduction portion of the review of the literature. I personally find it vexing the first two pages of writing, I am not a natural writer and even starting a literature review can be difficult for me. I have friends that are natural writers and can begin a story with the greatest of ease, this in enviable talent. But by writing it helps build the skills needed as well provides me we depth of understanding of the subject matter, far better than reading a text-book. 

Moving onto our discussion board the topic was about virtual meetings and tips on working virtually from your home. I have kept one textbook which I keep on my shelf of my desk that is eye level; often I refer to the writings within this book. The tile of the book is the following:

Stewart, John, Zediker, Karen, & Witteborn, Saskia. Together Communicating Interpersonally: A Social Construction Approach, 6^th ed. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Company, 2005.

The reason why I bring this book up is that communication is an important aspect of working whether virtually or in a building. One important aspect of communicating is listening. The authors refer to group listening in which we listen utilizing three forms analytic, empathetic, and dialogic. We analyze by evaluating what the other person is saying. As we listen we are empathetic by trying to understand what the person is trying to articulate to us. Combine both analytic and empathetic in order to come up with a form of dialogic listening. Another tip is not to just ask why, construct your question into a sentence.