Listening Art or Skill Listening requires effort concentration

Two Kinds of Listeners PASSIVE: all the responsibility for successful communication lies with the

Hearing is not Listening! When you “Listen”, you think. That’s why you’re tired out

Advantages: l Stay out of trouble l More up to date l Improve relationships

Why we listen? INFORMATIVE : The most common reason to listen, 45% to 90%

Why We Listen? DISCRIMNATIVE: used to single out one particular sound in a noisy

Why we don’t listen? It’s hard work. We’re lazy! l We want to be

Listening Tips * Get enough sleep, and eat healthy meals. l Work at it.

Interesting Facts! 1. People can speak comfortably at 120 to 180 words a minute.

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Listening Art or Skill ? Listening requires effort & concentration. Robert G. Cole Jr. Sr. H. S. Barbara Lien 1 3/10/2021

Two Kinds of Listeners PASSIVE: all the responsibility for successful communication lies with the person doing the talking. 1. Causes us to be “lazy”. 2. The talker does “all” the work. ACTIVE: effective listeners play an active role by guiding the talker with feedback and thinking. Robert G. Cole Jr. Sr. H. S. Barbara Lien 2 3/10/2021

Hearing is not Listening! When you “Listen”, you think. That’s why you’re tired out after a long lecture where notes were taken. When you listen, you intercept a message and translate it. When you “hear”, no direct interception or translation or comprehension of the message takes place, more of a sensing what was said. Robert G. Cole Jr. Sr. H. S. Barbara Lien 3 3/10/2021

Advantages: l Stay out of trouble l More up to date l Improve relationships with friends l Increases knowledge Robert G. Cole Jr. Sr. H. S. Barbara Lien 4 3/10/2021

Why we listen? INFORMATIVE : The most common reason to listen, 45% to 90% of the time in school is devoted to listening for information (28 minutes out of every 60). l ENTERTAINMENT/Relax/Appreciative: For enjoyment, relaxation, and fun – music, conversation, radio, etc. l CRITICAL: To analyze or compare – to deal with cause and effect situations l DELIBERATE: To judge or evaluate – to be able to draw a conclusion l 5 3/10/2021

Why We Listen? DISCRIMNATIVE: used to single out one particular sound in a noisy environment. EMPATHIC: encourages people to talk freely without fear of embarrassment, “sounding board” Robert G. Cole Jr. Sr. H. S. Barbara Lien 6 3/10/2021

Why we don’t listen? It’s hard work. We’re lazy! l We want to be entertained. l We’re too tired or hungry. l We’re impatient and tune out when we don’t understand something. l We want to interrupt and speak, instead of listening. l We yield to distractions. Internal (with in the mind) l 7

Listening Tips * Get enough sleep, and eat healthy meals. l Work at it. * Don’t yield to “any” distractions. l Take notes. * Don’t talk! Robert G. Cole Jr. Sr. H. S. Barbara Lien 8 3/10/2021

Interesting Facts! 1. People can speak comfortably at 120 to 180 words a minute. 2. People have the ability to listen six times faster than they speak. 3. “Listening Spare Time”: we sandwich our own thoughts between the ideas of a speaker – internal distraction at times. Robert G. Cole Jr. Sr. H. S. Barbara Lien 9 3/10/2021