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So, 7. What are listening skills? Se a, , , , Answer the following Questions —, Ans: Listening is the ability to accurately i, messages in the communication ies, is key to all effective communication. Without the ability to, listen effectively, messages are easily misunderstood. As a, result, communication breaks down and the sender of the, message can easily become frustrated or irritated.If there is, one communication skill you should aim to master, then, , listening is it., , , , , , , , 2. Why is listening important? ., , Ans: Listenin is purposeful and focused rather than, accidental. As a result, it requires motivation and effort., Listening, at its best, is active, focused, concentrated attention, for the purpose of understanding the meanings expressed by a, When you listen well to others, you reveal yourself, curious and interested in people and events. In, ability to understand the meanings of what you, you a more knowledgeable and thoughtful, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , different types of listening?, , positive productive types of listening., ‘iminative listening, 2. Comprehensive, | listening, 4.Biased listening, 5., 6. Sympathetic listening, 7. Dialogic, listening, 9. Therapeutic listening and, 11. Appreciative listening.
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ars, , UNIT - T(E!, , 4 rie, vee, , 7 What is the difference between ha q, , Ne et eae hearing with listening. Liste;, meee hearing. Hearing is an accidental and autom,, ie response to sound that requires no a ‘ocusallll, Listening on the other hand is purposeful and focus _ at, than accidental. As a result, it requires motivation an, Listening at its best, is active, focused,concentrated attenti, for the purpose of understanding the meanings expressed 0, intended by a speaker. ;, , ‘?, , , , 5. Explain the barriers of listening., Ans: Listening is a critical leadership skill. Without listeni 1s, Wwe cannot be an effective leader. While it seems easy t, , listen, there are many things that pull our attention away frot, the conversation in front of us. Here are six common ba, , to listening:- 1, Outside Distraction; 2.Prejudice; 3.Rate, , Speech and Thought; 4.Information Overload; 5.Person:, Concerns; 6.Eavesdropping, , 6. What are, , A
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& Remembering -the storing of "meaningful i _ aa, , He also cites pee levels of listening: “apenas, sympathizing, paraphrasing, and empathizing Thiol, effective listeners are able to project all four levels ~~, same time." ens they show they are payin at a :, they show interest, and they convey they are eS ae, understand the speaker's message. An active eae is, curious about and open to the speaker's views eats to, understand his or h er points, and so asks questions to clarify, what is being said. An unbiased listener ensures that the, questions are neutral, without skepticism or hostility., , , , , , , , , 7, Suggest the ways to improve English listening skills., Ans: It is essential to evaluate your current listening skills to, select the areas you can improve in. Here are some steps you, may take-to help improve your listening skills:, 1. Maintain eye contact with the speaker., 2. Visualize what the speaker is saying., 3. Limit judgments., 4. Don't interrupt., 5. Wait for a pause to ask questions., 6. Ask clarifying questions., 7. Empathize with the speaker., _ 8. Pay attention to nonverbal cues., e the speaker with feedback., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , two components of active listening., ning is a technique that is used in counseling,, vine disputes or conflicts. It requires the, , éntrate, understand, respond and then
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: ter ogly bey - :, ome of the Components op, Comprehending, Retaining, , , , , , U Pe, , ES ember nF, oie istening e ing, , ing, tactic, Use. i a, Responding: ¢ hension is a shared meaning between parties jn, eo. tion. This is the first step in the, , ication transac, unic The second step is being able to take breaks, , vee discernible words, or talking segmentation. :, Sadar is the second step in the process. Memory is, essential to the listening process because the information, retained when a person is involved in the listening process is, how meaning from words is created. Because everyone has _, different memories, the speaker and the listener may attach, different meanings to the same statement. Memories are, fallible, things like cramming may cause information to be, forgotten. j ;, , Responding is, “Listening is an interaction between, speaker and listener. It adds action to a normally ats, , hat is being said., are:, a comm, listening Process., , process.”, , , , , , , , , , , , 9. What are the benefits of activ, Ans: There are a multi fifah, Someone’s ability to listen, factors are referred to as
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e of the listener, making them j, c je to the speaker. Sometimes it is due to the language, the speaker uses—such as high sounding and bombastic, words that can lead to ambiguity. Other barriers include, distractions, trigger words, vocabulary, and limited attention, , span., , , , , , / 10, Explain different stages of listening., , Ans: The listening process involves five stages: receiving,, understanding, remembering ,evaluating and responding., Receiving is the intentional focus on hearing a speaker 's, message, which happens when we filter out other sources so, that we can isolate the message and avoid the confusing, mixture of incoming stimuli. In the understanding stage, we, attempt to learn the meaning of the message, which is not, always easy. For one thing, if a speaker does not enunciate, clearly, it may be difficult to tell what the message was given, by him. Remembering begins with listening; if you cannot, remember something that was said, you might not have been, listening effectively. Highly complex messages that are filled, with detail call for highly developed listening skills. The, ; “Stage in the listening process is evaluating or judging, ue of the message. We might be thinking, "This makes, conversely. "This is very odd." Because everyone, and perspectives learned from widely diverse, jences, evaluations of the same message can, » one listener to another . Even the most open, will have opinions of a speaker, and those, » how the message is evaluated. People, ate a message positively if the speaker
