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Listening Skills

Listening Skills. How fast are you?. Speaking rate: 125 wpm Listening rate: 700 wpm Repeat 14 times to commit to long-term memory. Most widely used. Listening is considered one of our most widely used tools 70% of waking time is spent communicating: 11 hours

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Listening Skills

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  1. Listening Skills

  2. How fast are you? • Speaking rate: 125 wpm • Listening rate: 700 wpm • Repeat 14 times to commit to long-term memory

  3. Most widely used • Listening is considered one of our most widely used tools • 70% of waking time is spent communicating: 11 hours • 53% of that time is spent listening: 6 hours

  4. Listening vs. hearing • Listening is … • Learned • Voluntary activity

  5. Listening vs. hearing • Hearing is … • Automatic • Involuntary activity

  6. ROAR - the four-steps • R - receive the information • O - organize the sounds heard and focus on them • A - assign meaning • R - reacting

  7. Keys to listening • A: • Listen actively • Ears tuned in • Open eyes • Open mind

  8. Keys to listening • B: • Ignore distractions • Concentrate

  9. Keys to listening • C: • Ask for more information • Ask for an explanation if you need it

  10. Keys to listening • D: • Notice key phrases: • “This is important!” • “This will be on the test.”

  11. Keys to listening • E: • Search for main ideas • Write them down

  12. Keys to listening • F: • Read the assigned chapter BEFORE class

  13. Final thoughts • Use symbols and abbreviations. • Keep your system simple so you will understand your notes after you have finished. • Instead of: The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620. • Write: 1620 - Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock.

  14. Remember • It is impossible to write down everything a teacher tells you. • Listen for clues about what is important. • Ask an instructor if you can tape record lectures.

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