Title: Apply active listening strategies in leadership contexts.
Course: Cadet Leadership (09900) > Section: Leading Teams: Communication, Trust, and Conflict

Application should include

- using paraphrasing, clarifying questions, reflective listening, and nonverbal cues to verify understanding of team needs and to strengthen trust and collaboration
- documenting or verbally summarizing how one interpreted team members’ perspectives to demonstrate comprehension and encourage consensus.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Who should leaders focus on when practicing active listening?
- What techniques help verify understanding of team perspectives?
- When is reflective listening most important during team interactions?
- Why does paraphrasing strengthen communication?
- How can leaders confirm they interpreted team members’ views correctly?