COMM 1000 Lecture 5: COMM-1000 - Lecture 5 - Part 5 Listening
26 Sep 2017
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Comm-1000 - lecture 5 - part 5: listening. A process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages. Actually consciously processing what we are hearing. When you have hearing you are processing sounds in your brain. Active appraisal of sounds, and trying to make sense of them. Pro(cid:272)essi(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat (cid:449)e"re heari(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d tr(cid:455)i(cid:374)g to (cid:373)ake se(cid:374)se of it. Talking tend to be more fun than listening, most people prefer to talk. Listening and being good at listening (having good listening skills) are highly correlated with having strong personal success in your relationships, friendships, interactions, professional success, etc. Being a good listener can make you better at dealing with the people in your life, your job, academia, etc. Per(cid:272)eptio(cid:374) pi(cid:272)ki(cid:374)g out thi(cid:374)gs to pa(cid:455) atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) to ha(cid:374)d & ha(cid:374)d (cid:449)ith liste(cid:374)i(cid:374)g. Difficult for bad listeners to acknowledge and admit they are a bad listener. Ex. , a professor saying something is not on the test.
