There are 9 poor listening habits...... provide one possible solution for each solution. 1 insensitive listening 2 ambushing 3 defensive listening 4. insulated listening 5. selective listening 6. stage hogging 7. pseudo listening 8. assimilation to prior messages 9.biased listening............provide 1 possible solution for each of the 9

There are 9 poor listening habits. Provide one possible solution for each solution. Provide 1 possible solution for each of the 9;

1.Insensitive listening. This happens when the listener fails to hear or might seem to be hearing.

Solution - The listener must be attentive. It means paying attention of what's been said and listen to the speaker. Get into the conversation and focus the attention on the other people that talk.

2.Ambushing. This listening style is the "AHA — I knew you did it!" attorney style listening. It happens in relationships where there is already mistrust and saltiness in the air.

Solution - If this listening style happens in a relationship, there is probably already a conflict going on. To fix this, you need to confront the conflict but in a nice way in which the speaker will not get defensive or get mad.

3.Defensive listening. A defensive listener can easily turn a joke into a fight.

Solution - Was the statement really directed at you? Consider the person who was talking, and ask yourself if their interest is to hurt you. Instead of becoming defensive you need to use perception checking.

4.Insulated listening. It is when someone fails to hear or acknowledge something in a message.

Solution - You can approach the speaker after the talk or after he speaks in a proper way. I believe every speaker will understand this kind of problem in listening.

5.Selective listening. It means people only listen to what interests them.

Solution - This listening style has more to do with empathy. Empathy will force you to pay attention to details and actually look for the point. Ask yourself if you caught the main point of what the person is trying to communicate.

6.Stage hogging.  A shift-response that takes the attention away from the speaker to ourselves. "Let's talk about me for a second." 

Solution - If you catch yourself doing it, apologize and steer the conversation back to what the person was talking about. If you catch yourself before you do it even better! Ask if what you are about to say adds to the conversation or if it hogs the conversation.

7.Pseudo listening. Fooling the speaker into thinking that you are listening.

Solution - If you find yourself pseudo listening, ask yourself why you aren't paying attention. In case you are preoccupied, simply say you need to finish something important before you can have the conversation.

8.Assimilation to prior messages. People who always interpret messages in terms of similar messages remembered from the past. These people push, pull, chop, and squeeze messages in order to make sure that they are consistent with prior messages.

Solution - People need to remember that communicators and their communication styles are in a continual process of change. That is why it is better to listen and learn new ideas from the speaker.

9.Biased listening. This happens when the person hears only what they want to hear, typically misinterpreting what the other person says based on the stereotypes and other biases that they have.

Solution - Just like selective listening, you need to empathize and pay attention to the details and look for the point. If you are unsure, then ask questions or paraphrase.

The more we pay attention to our attitude and our response, the better we can adjust our listening style.