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Listening Styles
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A communicative exchange in which all participants continuously send and receive messages

transaction 

100

Oral language is more ______

Adaptive 

100

Written as a brief phrase or a single sentence 

Main Point 

100

The few ideas that are most important are known as 

Main Points 

100

There are how many different listening styles?

Four

200

Values, traditions, and rules for living that are passed from generation to generation 

Culture 

200

Many words may have at least one __________ meaning. 

Connotative 

200

Making an outline is the art of being _______ and only having to look at your notes once in a while. 

Comfortable 

200

Are created to prove or substantiate your main points 

Supporting Points 

200

This listening style focuses on getting directly to the meaning of the message 

Action-Oriented Listening

300

The analysis and evaluation of ideas based on reliability, truth, and accuracy 

Critical Thinking 

300

Written language does not incorporate _____, but oral does. 

Repetition 

300

To condense your outline, use these

Abbreviations 

300

Where do you present your main points in your speech?

The Body
300

The four different listening styles are 

Action-Oriented, Content-Oriented, People-Oriented, and Time-Oriented 

400

Receivers process the source's verbal and nonverbal symbols and form their own perception of the message's meaning 

Decoding

400

Formality is a big priority 

Written Language 

400

Helps to handle any speaking challenges 

Delivery Notes 

400
How many main points should you have in your speech?

Between two and five 

400

Favor depth and complexity of information and messages 

Content-Oriented Listener

500

A phenomenon that disrupts communication between source and receiver 

Noise

500

A word that is specific and suggests exactly what you mean 

Concrete Word 

500

Outline the ____ before your start outlining the introduction. 

Body 

500

To move out of one main point and to the next, you create a 

Transition 

500

What type of listener notices the mood and body language of speakers?

People-Oriented Listener

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