Types of Listening

Purpose of Listening
 To focus on the messages being communicated
 To gain a full and accurate understanding
 To critically assess what is being said
 To arrive at a shared and agreed
understanding and acceptance of both sides’ views
Types of Listening
Types of Listening

 Discriminative listening
 Comprehension listening
 Critical listening
 Biased listening
 Evaluative listening
 Appreciative listening
 Sympathetic listening
 Empathetic listening
 Therapeutic listening
 Dialogic listening
 Relationship listening
 Discriminative listening - difference sounds is identified
 Comprehension listening - extraction of key facts and items
from a long spiel
- content listening, informative listening and full listening.
 Critical listening - evaluate and judge, forming opinion
includes assessing strengths and weaknesses,
agreement and approval.
 Biased listening - hears only what they want to hear,
misinterpreting what the other person says
 Evaluative listening - seek to assess
the truth of what is being said
- what they say against our values,
assessing them as good or bad,
worthy or unworthy
 Appreciative listening - seek certain information which will
appreciate
- which helps meet our needs and goals
 Sympathetic listening - concern and pay close attention
 Empathetic listening - seek a truer understanding on how
others are feeling
 Therapeutic listening - deep connection to help the speaker
understand, change or develop
 Dialogic listening - learning through conversation and an engaged
interchange of ideas and information
 Relationship listening - to develop or sustain a relationship
- important in areas such as negotiation and sales
Types of Listening

 Discriminative listening  Sympathetic listening

 Comprehension listening  Empathetic listening
 Critical listening  Therapeutic listening
 Biased listening  Dialogic listening
 Evaluative listening  Relationship listening
 Appreciative listening
Assignment
 Deliver a short speech on the topic:
“Why do I choose engineering/multimedia arts as a
profession?”

Requirements:
 2-3 minute long
 Videotaped
 Transcript and video submission: February 03, 2020
Format

 Printed in 8.5 x11 bond paper

 1x1 margin
 Font size 12
 Font style