Listening habits good and bad

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Listening habits(good and bad)

• cut and paste from these slides to make your own
  presentation (references can be found on the last
  slide)

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• It is the listener, not the talker, who holds the
  most power and control in a conversation
• Barker L Watson K, 2000

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10 Irritating Listening Habits

• Interrupting the speaker.
• Not looking at the speaker.
• Rushing the speaker and making him feel that hes
  wasting the listeners time.
• Showing interest in something other than the
  conversation.
• Getting ahead of the speaker and finishing her
  thoughts.

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10 Irritating Listening Habits cont

• Not responding to the speakers requests.
• Saying, Yes, but . . ., as if the listener has
  made up his mind.
• Topping the speakers story with That reminds
  me. . . or Thats nothing, let me tell you
  about. . .
• Forgetting what was talked about previously.
• Asking too many questions about details.
• Barker L Watson K, 2000

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10 Poor Listening Habits

• Calling the subject uninteresting
• Criticizing the speaker /or delivery
• Getting over-stimulated
• Listening only for facts (bottom line)
• Not taking notes or outlining everything

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10 Poor Listening Habits cont

• Faking attention
• Tolerating or creating distractions
• Tuning out difficult material
• Letting emotional words block the message
• Wasting the time difference between speed of
  speech and speed of thought
• Nichols Stevens (1957)

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Typical Student Listening Habits
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Typical Student Listening Habits cont.
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Typical Student Listening Habits cont.
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Good listening habits for students

• Develop a consumer-wise and positive attitude -
  make the most of your investment.
• Sit near the front of the class where you can
  easily see and hear the lecturer.
• Review previous class notes, assignments, and
  texts before you go to class.
• Stay alert focus attention and resist
  daydreaming.
• Use an efficient note taking system.

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Good listening habits for students cont.

• Ask questions to help you clarify concepts.
• Focus on the content of what the teacher says,
  not the delivery.
• Listen for the main points of the lecture and try
  to determine future test questions.
• Be responsive.

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Good listening habits for students cont.

• Take advantage of the speed of thought
• mentally summarise main points,
• look for underlying assumptions,
• anticipate what is coming,
• evaluate the evidence that is being given,
• compare and contrast the ideas with your
  knowledge.
• This is active, critical listening.
• Adapted from Texas AM University Student
  Counselling Service

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References

• Barker, L Watson, K (2000) Listen Up How to
  Improve Relationships, Reduce Stress, and Be More
  Productive by Using the Power of Listening, St
  Martins Press
• Nichols, R. G. and L. A. Stevens (1957). Are you
  listening? New York, McGraw-Hill
• Salisbury University, USA, http//www.salisbury.e
  du/counseling/New/listening_skills.html
• Texas AM University Student Counselling Service
  http//www.scs.tamu.edu/selfhelp/elibrary/listenin
  g_skills.asp