SD Speech Topic 2

Selective Listening

• A listening style in which the receiver responds only to messages that interest him or her.

• A listening style where the receiver pays attention to all messages equally.

• A listening style that involves ignoring all messages.

• A listening style focused on non-verbal cues only.

Receiving

• Taking in stimuli through our senses.

• The process of interpreting information.

• The act of responding to stimuli.

• The ability to remember past experiences.

Female Communicators

• Use more hedge words, more tag questions, and more intensifiers.

• Prefer direct and assertive language.

• Avoid using any form of questioning.

• Rely heavily on non-verbal cues.

Listening Process

• Cognitive, behavioral, and relational elements that don't unfold in a linear, step-by-step fashion.

• A series of steps that must be followed in order to understand a message.

• A method of communication that relies solely on verbal cues.

• An automatic response to auditory stimuli without any cognitive processing.

Empathetic Listening

• Listening to provide emotional support for a speaker.

• Listening to gather information for analysis.

• Listening to respond with counterarguments.

• Listening to judge the speaker's credibility.

Masculine Conversational Rituals

• Learn to send and receive messages through a status lens.

• Focus on emotional expression and vulnerability.

• Encourage open-ended questions and active listening.

• Prioritize consensus and group harmony.

Informational Listening

• Listening skills that are useful in situations requiring attention to content.

• Listening skills that focus on emotional understanding.

• Listening skills that prioritize personal opinions over facts.

• Listening skills that are primarily used in casual conversations.

Critical Listening

• Listening skills that are useful in a wide variety of situations, particularly those involving persuasive speaking.

• A method of listening that focuses on understanding the emotional tone of the speaker.

• A technique used to memorize information by repeating it back to the speaker.

• Listening that involves only hearing the words without understanding the context.

Pseudo Listening

• A technique to improve active listening skills.

• Behaving as if you're paying attention though you're really not.

• A method of summarizing what someone has said.

• Listening attentively without any distractions.

High-Fidelity Listening

• The reproduction of sound with little distortion, giving a result very similar to the original.

• A method of sound reproduction that emphasizes low frequencies.

• A technique used to enhance the volume of audio recordings.

• A type of listening that focuses on background noise rather than clarity.