Speech Ch. 3 & 9
At what rate do we speak and how much faster do we listen?
125 wpm speaking 400 wpm listening
studies shouw that __% of what we hear we remember
25
A good listener is one who accepts what is said unquestioningly
F
Emotions have nothing to do with listening
F
Listen more carfully at the beginning of the speech because that is usually te most important part
F
Listening does not require a great deal of effort
F
Silence is always a good sign of listening
F
Some people just do not have anything to say worth listening to
F
The good listener is too quiet to be popular
F
The responsibility for successful communication lies with the person doing the talking.
F
We can talk faster than we can listen
F
We remember most of what we hear
F
We spend enough time learning how to listen
F
When we are thinking of of what to say next, we are still listening
F
Better listening could save billions of dollars
T
Effective listeners play an active role in communication by guiding the speaker toward common interest
T
Listening is a learned skill
T
Listening is hard for most people
T
Listening is the top management skill needed for success in business
T
Studies show that, in general, females listen better than males.
T
The spoken word affects us more powerfully than the written word
T
We are vulnerable when we are listening
T
We can listen better in a suitable enviorment
T
We need different learning styles for different occasions
T
We should give speakers feedback as we listen
T
You should listen more carefully at some times than oters
T
listening style 1
appreciative
four purposes of an introduction
attention getter transition thesis preview
Mrs. Doyle's advice
be on the audience's good side-gain trust
transition
bridge between two ideas
three ways to organize speech
chronological spatial climactic
listening style 4
critical
listening style 2
descriminative
four benefits of a good listening (2)
do better at school remember details better relationships get smarter
listening style 3
empathetic
two purposes of a conclusion (must know)
final thought summaraize
five attention getters
quote startling statement rhetorical question story reference
thesis statement
sentence that tells what the speech is about
