{"id":12,"date":"2025-05-12T17:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T00:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/points\/effective-listening\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T00:46:21","slug":"effective-listening","status":"publish","type":"points","link":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/points\/effective-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8a2a720f-7b99-4445-94f6-38786a40a82d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"975\">In the &#8220;Effective Listening&#8221; LinkedIn Learning module, I learned how active listening is a fundamental skill for understanding others and fostering strong, productive communication. The course focused on techniques for improving listening, such as maintaining focus, avoiding distractions, and reflecting on what\u2019s being said to ensure clarity and understanding. This skill is highly relevant to my Management Information Systems (MIS) major, as successful collaboration with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders often hinges on clear and effective communication. In the field of MIS, listening carefully to both technical and non-technical perspectives is crucial for gathering accurate requirements, identifying problems, and delivering solutions that meet organizational needs. By honing my listening skills, I will be better equipped to understand diverse viewpoints, minimize misunderstandings, and ensure that I contribute to building effective, data-driven solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2538,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","points","type-points","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/points"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2538"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points\/12\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.cob.sjsu.edu\/amate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}