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Listening Skills
Listening Skills
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Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
First
Second
Third
Fourth
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fourth
Third
Second
First
Meaning
Hearing
Focusing on the message
Comprehending and interpreting
Analyzing and Evaluating
Responding
Remembering
Types of Listening
Informative Listening
Vocabulary
Concentration
Memory
Relationship Listening
Attending
Supporting
Empathizing
Appreciative Listening
Presentation
Perception
Previous experience
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Discriminative Listening
Hearing Ability
Awareness of Sound Structure
Integration of non-verbal cues
Environmental barriers
Physiological barriers
Psychological barriers
Selective Listening
Negative Listening Attitudes
Personal Reactions
Poor Motivation
Want to listen
Delay judgment
Admit your biases
Dont tune out dry subjects
Accept responsibility for understanding
Encourage others to talk
Improving Listening
Comprehension
Speech Decoding
Comprehending
Comprehending a verbal message involves
the ability to:
Identify the central theme, main ideas and
supporting details;
Concentrate and understand long
speeches
Identify the level of formality
Deduce incomplete information
Deduce unfamiliar vocabulary
Listening to structured
talks
Pre-listening analysis-determining
the purpose, knowing your speaker
Predicting about the content of a
verbal message
Using background knowledge
Intensive listening
Intensive Listening
1.
Intensive Listening
( Cont..)
3. Listening to the conclusion
Understand the main themes of the
verbal message
Recognise the speaker`s focus of the
talk
Concentrate on what the speaker
wants the listener`s to do, or
remember
Signal Phrases
Purpose of the speaker
Signal phrases
* Introduces a topic
* Develops an idea
* Emphasises a point
My next point is
* Concludes
Purpose of the
speaker
Logical connectors
Adds a point
Moreover, in addition
compares
Similarly, likewise
contrasts
In contrast, However,
Shows segmentation
Exemplifies
Temporal
Explains
Therefore, Thus
Sequence
Physical factors
Seating
Materials
Get Involved!
Keep thinking...
Leave plenty of wide space for later additions underscore or star major points
Note speaker's organization of material
Organization aids memory
Organization indicates gaps when they occur - you fill in later
Be accurate
Stop Talking.
Put The Talker At Ease.
Show Him That You Want To Listen.
Remove Distractions.
Empathize With Him.
Be Patient.
Hold Your Temper.
Go Easy On Arguments And Criticism.
Ask Questions.
Stop Talking!
Thank You