The document discusses listening and barriers to effective listening. It identifies three main types of barriers: physical, physiological, and psychological. Some physical barriers include noise, uncomfortable seating, and message overload. Physiological barriers relate to one's health or disabilities. Psychological barriers involve attitudes, impatience, or uncertainty in the speaker's ability. The document provides tips for improving listening such as focusing attention, letting the speaker finish, and putting oneself in the listener's role to understand the speaker's purpose.

1. Tackling the
Problems of
By: Aubrey Vale G. Sagun

2. Listening
• Is the absorption of the meaning of
words and sentences by the brain
• Listening leads to understanding of
facts and ideas

3. Listening vs. Hearing
Listening
- Understanding
information
- Requires
conscious efforts
concentration and
interest
Hearing
- Implies perceiving
sounds
- Involves effortless
activity

4. Process of Listening
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5. Barriers of
Listening

6. Physical Barriers
• Noise
• Defective mechanical device
• Uncomfortable seating arrangements
• Message overload

7. Physiological Barriers
• State of Health
• Disability

8. Psychological Barriers
• Being unsure of the speaker’s ability
• Attitude
• Impatience

9. Solving the Problems of Listening
• Take into account the people you are
going to talk to
• Consider the physical aspects of
listening

10. • Put yourself in the role of a listener
• During the talk, think about the purpose
of the ideas being presented.

11. Tips to being a good listener
• Give your full attention
• Make sure your mind is focused
• Let the speaker finish before you begin
to talk

12. Variations in the
forms of your
prepared Speeches

13. Methods of Preparation and
Delivery
• The Impromptu talk
• The Extemporaneous talk
• The Memorized speech
• Speaking from a Manuscript
• Speaking with notes

14. The Impromptu talk
• Is a speech that you have to make
when you haven’t prepared.

15. The Extemporaneous talk
• Is a limited-preparation speech event
based on the research and original
analysis.

16. The Memorized speech
• A speech that is recited from memory
rather than read from cue cards or
using the assistance notes.

17. Speaking from a manuscript
• This is a delivery where the speaker
reads every word from a pre-written
speech.

18. Speaking with notes
• In this kind of speaking, you arm
yourself with notes to help you
remember the points of your speech.

19. Speeches
for
Special
Occasions

20. • The Interview
• The introduction
• The Announcement