What is the acronym for active listening in regards to body language?
SOLER
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What was Katy's persuasive speech topic and what stance did she take?
Against Artificial Sweeteners
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1. If students are focusing on being active listeners, what are the professors focusing on?
Active learning in students.
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In group meetings, how could you as a manager make active listening easier for your employees?
People with hearing difficulties should be seated towards the front and written notes should be provided.
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What are two things you should do when you are listening to a person?
Be Involved, Answer Questions, Positive Body Language, Try to Remember what they say, and tell them it was nice talking to them.
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What does each letter in SOLER stand for?
Sit straight, Open posture, Lean forward, Eye contact, and Relax
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What was Katie's persuasive speech topic and what was her stance?
For mandatory physical education in schools
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2. How can professors keep focus in a classroom?
A. Ask questions or repeat the content.
• Studies show that if content is repeated at least three times, or if there is a brief break in between parts of the lecture to allow writing time for notes, students remain focused and retain more content.
B. Engage in a classroom discussion.
• This is also proven to help students retain information by collaborating with other students and the professor to give input on a topic.
C. Display a visual aid that is easy to follow.
• This keeps students on the same point and focus as the instructor.
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Is active listening easier in one-on-one meetings or in group meeting?
One on one meetings
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What does AEL stand for?
Active Empathetic Listening
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What is the estimated amount of communication that is non-verbal?
80%
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What was Andrew's Persuasive speech topic and what was his stance?
Against illegally downloading movies
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How much content to students typically remember after a 10 minute lecture?
½ the content.
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How should opinions be presented in order to further active listening?
In a non-confrontational way, candidly, and openly.
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What are the three stages of listening?
-Sensing, Processing, and Responding
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What object should you metaphorically consider yourself as?
Antenna
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What was Kelsey's stance and topic?
against Teen Mom tv show
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How can students maintain focus in a classroom?
A. Choose to find the subject useful.
• Effective listeners choose to discover new knowledge.
B. Concentrate on the words and message
• Make it a goal to pick the professors brain.
C. Identify the “big ideas”
• Look for foundational concepts and grab key ideas and use them as anchor points.
D. Adjust your note taking system
• Take the organizational pattern of instructor.
E. Stay attentive
• Try to actively absorb material.
F. Aggressively tackle difficult material
• Tend to be more interested in the challenge
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Why is interrupting during a presentation a bad idea?
It distracts the speaker, it limits full understanding of the message, and it makes you look inflammatory.
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What are two things you should not do when you are listening?
Stare off into space, poor body language, do not be on your phone
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True/False: Direct eye contact is respectful in every culture.
False
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What are all of our first names and Prof. Fletcher's first name?
Katie, Katy, Andrew,Kelsey
Carl
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5. What are some traits of a poor listener?
A. Dismiss most lectures as dull and irrelevant.
B. Focus on the professor’s appearance and delivery versus content.
C. Get distracted when they cannot see the visual aid and take focus off what the speaker is actually telling them.
D. Let their minds wander.
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In discussion, how can you make sure that you are getting the correct understanding of the speaker’s message?
By reflecting and repeating back the speakers thoughts and asking for clarification.
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5. What is one of the questions for sensing?
Are you sensitive to what others are saying?
Are you aware of what others imply but do not say?
Do you understand how others feel?
Do you listen for more than the spoken words?