Listening and Hearing Vocabulary

The automatic three step process that involves receiving sound in the ear, perceiving sound in the brain, and processing the information by the sound to associate and distinguish it.

• Hearing

• Listening

• Emphatic Listening

• Appreciative Listening

• Recreational Listening

The conscious act of focusing on the words or sounds to make meaning from a message

• Hearing

• Listening

• Emphatic Listening

• Appreciative Listening

• Recreational Listening

Listening to gain knowledge and facts.

• Communication Loop

• Emotional Trigger

• Informational Listening

• Appreciative Listening

• Recreational Listening

A level of relationship listening that aims to help the speaker feel heard, understood, and appreciated.

• Communication Loop

• Emotional Trigger

• Deaf Spots

• Emphatic Listening

• Recreational Listening

The active and involved listening we do with people we love or care about.

• Communication Loop

• Emotional Trigger

• Deaf Spots

• Listening Loop

• Relational Listening

Listening for entertainment or pleasure purposes.

• Communication Loop

• Emotional Trigger

• Deaf Spots

• Appreciative

  Learning

• Relational Listening

A traditional communication model that has both sender and receiver sharing responsibility for communicating a message, listening, and offering feedback.

• Deaf Spots

• Emotional Trigger

• Non-Verbal

• Listening Loop

• Communication Loop

A word, concept, or idea that causes the listener to react with certain feelings.

• Deaf Spots

• Emotional Trigger

• Non-Verbal

• Listening Loop

• Communication Loop

The preconceived notions or beliefs a listener might hold dear that can interfere with listening effectively.

• Deaf Spots

• Emotional Trigger

• Non-Verbal Communication

• Listening Loop

• Communication Loop

A note made by a listener acknowledging intent to focus on the speaker's message and tune out distractions.

• Deaf Spots

• Emotional Trigger

• Non-Verbal Communication

• Listening Loop

• Communication Loop