1. LISTENING
TONY WEIDNER, LUKE NEVILLS, CALVIN PARKS, BRIAN LEWIS

2. LISTENING DEFINED
• LISTENING VS. HEARING
• HEARINGS IS SOUND ENTERING EAR.
• LISTENING ASSIGNS MEANING TO
SOUND.

3. MINDLESS VS. MINDFUL LISTENING
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• MINDLESS IS AUTOMATIC/INSTINCTIVE
• MINDLESS REQUIRES LITTLE EFFORT
• MINDLESS CAN LEAD TO…

4. POOR LISTENING HABITS
• PSUEDOLISTENING-LOOKING ATTENTIVE, BUT THE LISTENER IS ACTUALLY
IN ANOTHER WORLD.
• STAGE HOGGING-SPEAKER ONLY CARES ABOUT THEIR OWN IDEAS
• SELECTIVE LISTENING-LISTENER ONLY RESPONDS TO WHAT INTERESTS
THEM
• DEFENSIVE LISTENING-LISTENER TAKES INNOCENT COMMENTS AS ATTACKS
• AMBUSHING-LISTENER LISTENS CAREFULLY ONLY TO ATTACK YOU.
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5. REASONS
FOR
LISTENING
- TO UNDERSTAND
- TO EVALUATE
- BUILD AND MAINTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS
- TO HELP OTHERS

6. TO UNDERSTAND
• COULD APPLY TO MANY SCENARIOS.
• SCHOOL
• WORK
• SPORTS
• RELATIONSHIPS
• LISTENING FIDELITY- DESCRIBES
THE DEGREE OF
CONGRUENCE BETWEEN
WHAT A LISTENER
UNDERSTANDS AND WHAT
THE MESSAGE SENDER
WAS ATTEMPTING TO
COMMUNICATE.

7. OTHER REASONS FOR LISTENING
• TO EVALUATE- DECIPHER AMBIGUOUS
LANGUAGE.
• TO BUILD OR MAINTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS- FOREIGN
RELATIONS.
• TO HELP OTHERS- DOCTORS
LAWYERS.

8. EXAMPLE CLIPS
• BUILDING AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS:
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• TO UNDERSTAND:
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• POOR EVALUATIVE LISTENING-
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9. QUESTIONS
• 1) FOR WHAT REASON OR REASONS
WOULD A DOCTOR LISTEN TO HIS OR
HER PATIENT?
A) TO UNDERSTAND.
B) TO EVALUATE.
C) TO HELP OTHERS.
D) A AND C.
E) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
• 2)TRUE OF FALSE
LISTENING CONGRUENCE IS A TERM
USED BY RESEARCHERS TO DESCRIBE
HOW WELL A MESSAGE WAS PRESENTED
BETWEEN TWO OR MORE
COMMUNICATORS.

10. QUESTIONS
3) TRUE OR FALSE: LISTENING IS ALL OF THE SOUNDS
THAT ENTERS INTO OUR MIND.
4) TRUE OF FALSE: MINDLESS LISTENING REQUIRES
LITTLE EFFORT.
5) WHICH TYPE OF POOR LISTENING HABIT DOES THIS
SITUATION PRESENT?
-SUZY AND KARLEE ARE SITTING IN A COFFEE SHOP.
SUZY ASKS IF KARLEE HAS A BOYFRIEND AND KARLEE
GETS MAD AND RESPONDS “DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE A
BOYFRIEND!?”