MGTA35H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Rhetorical Situation, Relate, Rhetorical Criticism
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The brain receives the sound waves and we become conscious of sound. It involves processing the sound waves, interpreting their meaning, and storing the interpretation in memory so that we can recall it. Trained listeners can focus attention, minimize distractions, process messages accurately, and think critically. We can think faster than we can listening and may distracts us from listening; the distractions may be simulated by words in speeches: limited attention span: Attention span: the length of time they will attend to a message without distraction. Shorter messages are generally less complex and make fewer demands on listeners" powers of concentration: jumping to conclusions: People assume they (cid:862)know(cid:863) what the speaker is going to say. Listeners jump to conclusions through assimilation; they blur the distinction between two similar messages and regard them as identical; disregard any parts that challenge their assumptions: situational distractions: E. g. late comers, loud laughter, lights going out .
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