Transcript Listening Powerpoint

LISTENING
Public Speaking Mr. McFadden
LISTENING
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Listening is more than hearing.
Hearing- being able to detect sound
Listening- getting meaning from what is heard
We quickly nearly all of what we hear- 75% of a
ten minute speech is out of our head within 48
hours
45% of daily communication is time spent listening.
5 WAYS TO LISTEN
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Appreciative Listening: music, nature noises, etc.
We listen because we enjoy the sound
Discriminative Listening- when we want to single out
one noise in the environment. A friend’s voice in a
crowded room
Comprehensive Listening- listening to understand, to
get the big picture or the main idea.
5 WAYS TO LISTEN
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Therapeutic Listening- listening to encourage others
to talk freely without embarrassment. Listening to
a friend’s sob story.
Critical Listening- most active listening. Listening
and judging what is said for coherence,
believability, value- thinking carefully about what
we hear.
COMPREHENSIVE LISTENING
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What you should listening for:
The speaker’s goal, the purpose for giving the
speech.
Main ideas
Repetition
Signal Words
Supporting Details- examples, stats, facts, reasons
Context- figure out meaning based on words that are
said
CRITICAL LISTENING
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Pay attention to logical fallacies aka an error of
reasoning
Testimonial: using celebrities to promote and idea or
product
False Comparison: comparing unlike things
Jump on the Bandwagon: convincing one to do
something because everyone else is
Propaganda: passing opinions as truth to convince
people to believe in something
CRITICAL LISTENING
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Hasty Generalization: Conclusions or opinions that
are drawn from very few observations that ignores
exceptions. Ex: A student fails a test; he or she must
not care and will never study.
Begging the Question: assuming the truth of a
statement before it is proven. Ex: “with my plan, this
country’s ineffective health care can be remedied
within a decade.” The speaker has not proven it is
ineffective.
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False Premise: a premise that is untrue or distorted.
Ex: We are bound to have a winning team this year,
4 of our 5 starters are back.
Irrelevant Evidence: information that has nothing to
do with the argument being made. Ex: The student
deserves an A on the project because he spent 20
hours on it. Plus, he made it out of woods.
2 MORE THINGS TO LISTEN FOR
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Name Calling: labeling intended to arouse powerful
negative feelings. Ex: liberal, conservative, jock,
prep, snob
Stereotyping: biased belief about a whole group of
people based on insufficient or irrelevant evidence.
ROAD BLOCKS TO LISTENING
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We think of what we want to say next rather than
listen.
Short attention spans- we anticipate conversations.
Tune out dull topics
Faking attention
Yielding to distractions
Criticizing delivery or physical appearance
Overreact to emotional words
Tuning Out
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Passive Listening: easily distracted, paying attention to how
the speaker talks than to what is said and unresponsive to
the speaker’s message.
Active Listening: (this is what we want): being attentive and
showing/giving positive feedback
Contributions to speaker from listener:
 Provide Encouragement/feedback
 Ask for explanations to help speaker feel
comfortable/clarify
 Paraphrasing the message
 Take notes