1 / 8

The Art of Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking. Chapter 3 Listening. Contents. 1. Listening is important 2. Listening and critical thinking 3. Poor listening 4. Active listening. Listening is important. Listen # hear Your career promotion Your daily life Game: Transferring information.

Download Presentation

The Art of Public Speaking

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. The Art of Public Speaking Chapter 3 Listening

  2. Contents 1. Listening is important 2. Listening and critical thinking 3. Poor listening 4. Active listening

  3. Listening is important • Listen # hear • Your career promotion • Your daily life • Game: Transferring information

  4. Listening and Critical Thinking Types of Listening • Appreciative listening • Empathic listening • Comprehensive listening • Critical listening Listening and Critical thinking • Summarizing information, recalling facts, distinguishing main points • Separating facts from opinions, spotting weaknesses in reasoning, judging

  5. Poor Listening • Not concentrating • Spare “brain time” • Easy to give in physical and mental distractions • Listening too hard - Concentrate too much on details • Jumping to conclusions • put words into a spear’s mouth • Reject a speaker’s ideas as boring and misguided. • Focusing on delivery and appearance - Do not judge people by the way they look or speak

  6. A Better Listener • Take listening seriously • Be an active listener • Resist distractions • Don’t be diverted by appearance or delivery • Suspend judgment • Focus your listening • Develop note-taking skills

  7. Consolidation • What is the difference between hearing and listening? • How is listening connected with critical thinking? • Why is it important to develop strong listening skills? • What are the four mains causes of poor listening? • What are the seven ways to become a better listener?

More Related