Question

Sumisha is a counsellor and makes a summary of the thoughts shared by her client in her own words. Which one of the following skills of communication is exhibited by Sumisha?

Options

• Attention

• Listening

• Paraphrasing

• Reception

Answer 1

Paraphrasing

Explanation:

Paraphrasing means restating what the other person has said in your own words while keeping the original meaning. Sumisha is summarising her client’s thoughts using her own wording, so she is clearly using the communication skill of paraphrasing.