Types of Listening
This type of listening is used when you enjoy music or a comedy podcast.
What is appreciative listening?
A person who pretends to listen while daydreaming is showing this bad listening habit.
What is faking attention?
Showing your open palms during a chat usually communicates this kind of message.
What is being positive, open, confident, or honest?
In some countries like East Asia and West Africa, doing this habit that is seen as respectful in America can be viewed as rude or disrespectful.
What is making direct eye contact?
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Listening to understand someone's feelings without judgment is an example of this.
What is emphatic/empathetic listening?
Stopping someone before they finish talking is this bad listening habit.
What is interrupting?
This NONVERBAL act is positive form of body language that signals interest and involvement.
What is leaning forward, making eye contact, nodding?
In Asian countries, shaking hands is replaced by this type of greeting.
What is a bow?
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Evaluating the truth or value of a message is called this type of listening.
What is critical listening?
This is the phrase for the mental blocks, biases, and habits that change or limit what we actually hear when other people talk.
What is a listening filter?
This aspect of nonverbal communication is often the most difficult to fake.
What is a facial expression?
Personal space isn't the same for everyone. In most cultures, the distance you keep from another person depends on this factor.
What is the relationship or familiarity between people?
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This style of listening requires full attention and engagement, unlike passive listening.
What is active listening?
The act of putting a speaker's ideas into your own words to show understanding.
What is paraphrasing?
Avoiding eye contact or staring at the floor might mean a person is doing this.
What is lying or being dishonest?
This common hand gesture means “good job” in some places, but can offend in others.
What is a thumbs up?
This is the field of study in which Ms. V earned her Master's Degree in.
English
Focusing on distinguishing between sounds and tones is this type of listening.
What is discriminative listening?
This is considered the biggest hurdle to listening.
What is the desire to speak?
Touching your face or hair repeatedly during a talk might mean you’re feeling this.
What is nervousness or uncertainty?
In some European countries (like France), greeting close friends in this way is normal.
What is a kiss on the cheek?
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