Listening Distractions Distractions are the divided attention of an individual or group from the chosen object of attention‚ onto the source of distraction. Distractions are caused by: the lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the object of attention; or the great intensity‚ novelty or alertness of something other than the object of attention. Distractions come from both external sources and internal sources. “Art of Public Speaking” by Stephen E Lucas In this assignment
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Chapter 3 THE VALUE OF LISTENING What is the value of listening? -Did you know that we spend more time in listening than we do reading‚ writing‚ or speaking? 40% of our communication time accounts listening. -Through listening we learn to anticipate the action of others and to gauge their emotions Listening is one of the two important activities in the communication process. Ex: Through classroom lectures‚ conversations‚ group meetings‚ electronic media
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Empathetic listening is a learned skill where the listener feels as the speaker instead of for the speaker‚ empathy as opposed to sympathy. It’s a skill that once learned will not come automatically‚ sufficient time must be set aside for it and preparations must be made for it. To be a good empathetic listener one has to let the other parties dominate the discussion‚ stay attentive to what is said‚ hold back from interrupting‚ use open ended questions‚ stay aware and sensitive to the emotions being
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He Is Listening Tina L. Smith Communication in Human Services HS6024 Argosy University July 29‚ 2014 Dr. Audra Marks‚ Instructor He Is Listening Listening can be defined as the active process of receiving‚ attending to‚ interpreting and responding to symbolic activity (Duck‚ 2011). Did you hear what he just said? If they would have paid more attention to what that child had said‚ he may be alive today. Although rare‚ this this has happened all because no one would listen to a child as
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demonstrates his lack of artistic range. It shows his poor understanding of relationships. The art critic says that Fitzgerald’s pictures in the current show A are unsuitable for rounding off the exhibition. B do not manage to engage the visitor’s interest. C lack artistic originality. 2 Extract Three You hear a woman talking on the radio about her favourite piece of music. 5 How does the speaker say she feels when listening to her favourite piece of music? A B nostalgic
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Reflective Listening What is It? Reflective listening means understanding both what a person says and what a person feels‚ and then relaying this back to him or her in your own words. The Purpose of Reflective Listening Suppose a student tells you about a difficult event with a classmate. A simple example of your response might be: “So you were really feeling angry with him.” Imagine these three different responses from your tutee and the potential benefits: “No. Not angry‚ just upset
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Is Anybody Listening? In “College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening?” David Daniels points out how lecture system affects a large number of college students‚ making students lack basic skills‚ general knowledge‚ and creativity as well. According to Daniels‚ lecture system‚ this traditional aspect of education has several inadequacies. But the solution- having smaller class demands “energy‚ imagination‚ and commitment from professors‚” Daniels indicates. However‚ they force students to “share responsibility
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Implementing The Students’ Listening Comprehension Skills Chunpin Luo The School of Foreign Languages‚ Yunnan Nationalities University No.134‚ Yieryi Dajie‚ Kunming 650031‚ China Tel: 86-871-643-5063 Abstract This is a proposal for an action research plan designed to find out how to improve students’ listening comprehension skills‚ enhance their performance and help to promote better learning. This plan is focused on the minority students who major in English in our University. Listening comprehension is one
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Reflection Paper‚ Listening Skills Davenport University MGMT535 4/7/2013 When it really comes down to listening‚ individuals are so self-absorbed that they fail to effectively listen to what others have to say. Listening is not just being able to hear what was said‚ it also involves the ability to understand the information being presented by the person communicating known as the speaker. Listening can be broken down into visualizing and feeling what the other person is experiencing when
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Effective Listening Business Communication COM/285 Effective Listening Communication encompasses four basic types: reading‚ writing‚ speaking‚ and listening (Covey‚ 2004). The ability to master them well is crucial to be effective (2004). Whereas the first three are taught at school as separate courses‚ little to none is known for trainings regarding listening. Communication is a two-way process and listening is an important part of communication. Without a listener - the receiver-
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