Listening to Speeches

Listening to Speeches

1. Barriers to effective listening

   • Select a sound
   • Attend the sound
   • Understand information
   • Remember Ideas
   • Information Overload
     • Balance between
       • New Information
       • Supporting material
     • Build redundancy into message
   • Personal Concerns
     • Wake up messages
     • Good eye contact
     • Volume and variations
   • Outside Distractions
     • Sidetrack attention
     • Eiminate distractions
   • Perjudice
     • Be aware of misinterpretation
     • Details and credibility
   • Receiver Apprehension
     • Being more redundant

2. A better Listener

   • Listen with Eyes + Ears
     • Understand non-verbal messages
     • Adapt to Speakers delievery
   • Listen Mindfully
     • Monitor emotions
     • Avoid jumping to conclusions
     • Be a selfish listener
   • Listen Skillfully
     • Listening Goal
       • Pleasure
       • Empathize
       • Evaluate
       • Information
     • Listen for Major Ideas
     • Practice Listening
     • Become active Listener

3. Improving taking notes

   • Prepare
   • Take Notes
   • Type of Notes
   • Notes: Meaningfull

4. Critical Thinking

   • Separate facts from inferences
     • Facts
       • True
     • Inferences
       • Partial information
   • Evaluate de quality evidence
   • Evaluate the reasoning

5. Analyzing and Evaluating Speeches

   • Criteria for evaluating speeches
     • Message should be effective
     • Message should be ethical
   • Giving Feedback
     • Others
     • Yourself