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Listening
Listening Styles
  1. Gender and Listening
Why Do People Have Problems Listening?
  1. Cognitive Dissonance
  2. Anxiety
  3. The Controlling Listener
  4. The Passive Listener
Learning to Listen
The Process of Listening
  1. Predicting
  2. Receiving Messages
  3. Attending
  4. Assigning Meaning
  5. Remembering
  6. Assessing
Listening for Information: Active Listening
  1. Identify the Central Idea
  2. Identify Supporting Material
  3. Form a Mental Outline
  4. Predict What Will Come Next
  5. Relate Points to Your Experience
  6. Look for Similarities and Differences
  7. Ask Questions
Critical Listening
  1. Determine the Speaker's Motives
  2. Challenge and Question Ideas
  3. Distinguish Fact from Opinion
  4. Recognizing Your Own Biases
  5. Assess the Message
Empathic Listening
  1. Listening for Feelings
  2. Negative Listening Responses
  3. The Empathic-Listening Response
Listening for Enjoyment
Talking So Others Will Listen
Chapter Review
Questions to Review
References
Further Reading





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