CMST 2060 Lecture : CMST 2000 Book Notes
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Listen courteously and attentively: bill of rights: free speech protected in the bill of rights. American civil liberties union, a major defender of constitutional rights, has opposed broadly worded codes against abusive speech on college campuses. Chapter 3: listening: listening is not hearing. Hearing is a physiological process, involving the vibration of sound waves on our eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses form the inner ear to the central auditory system of the brain. Focus your listening by paying attention to main points, to evidence, and the speaker"s techniques. Take notes (key-word outline an outline that briefly notes a speaker"s main points and supporting evidence in rough outline form). Improve concentration: spare brain time the difference between the rate at which most people talk (120 to 150 words a minute) and the rate at which the brain can process language (400 to 800 words a minute) As, between things that are essentially different yet have something.
