SPCM 200 Lecture 2: Chapter 2
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Listening the process of giving attention to another person and understand what is being said. Make assumptions about what will be said. Turn off once the speaker identifies the topic. Auditory person who needs verbal explanation and description. Experiential person who needs to touch, explore and participate in presentation. Visual person who needs to also see something to understand more clearly. Language (too technical, non-inclusive, casual, verbal clutter) Listenable speech considerate and delivered in an oral manner. Considerate speech helps the audience in understanding information by making it clear, concise. Critical listeners listen for the accuracy of a speech"s content and the implications of a speaker"s message. Ask who, what, why, where, when, how. Ethical listeners consider the moral impact of a speaker"s message on one"s self and the community.