BLACKWELL 1 : Information Gathering for Everyday Life Usage

How well you listen has a major influence on study effectiveness, and on the quality of your relationships with others.

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Informational Listening promotes conflict and misunderstanding.

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Informational listening is listening for judging, criticizing, or evaluating the message.

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Becoming a better listener can develop your productivity as well as your ability to influence, convince and negotiate.

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Don't judge or argue prematurely

• Make sure you receive the same thoughts which speakers are trying to convey.

• We should be open-minded when attempting to properly listen and retain information.

• Try to understand the speaker's ideas before judging them.

Info listening

• Focus, stay disciplined in the face of distractions, actively and mentally say no to distractions, and accept responsibility in getting the listening task at hand accomplished.

• Listen carefully to the speaker to find out the main ideas that he or she is trying to convey.

• Make sure you receive the same thoughts which speakers are trying to convey.

Look for key ideas

• Listen carefully to the speaker to find out the main ideas that he or she is trying to convey.

• While listening, write down key concepts and terms instead of trying to write down everything that is being said.

• When listening, asking mental questions to further grasp the information as the speakers are talking can mean that the listener is truly comprehending the information that is being said.

Taking notes

• When listening, asking mental questions to further grasp the information as the speakers are talking can mean that the listener is truly comprehending the information that is being said.

• While listening, write down key concepts and terms instead of trying to write down everything that is being said.

• Listen carefully to the speaker to find out the main ideas that he or she is trying to convey.

Concentration

• Focus, stay disciplined in the face of distractions, actively and mentally say no to distractions, and accept responsibility in getting the listening task at hand accomplished.

• Listen carefully to the speaker to find out the main ideas that he or she is trying to convey.

• When listening, asking mental questions to further grasp the information as the speakers are talking can mean that the listener is truly comprehending the information that is being said.

Memory

• Increasing mastery of vocabulary through techniques like learning a new word a day or reading books can contribute in being a good informational listener.

• While listening, write down key concepts and terms instead of trying to write down everything that is being said.

• We can recall experiences and information from our lives to help make sense of information in informational listening.