Speaking Skills
Listening Skills
Reading Skills
Writing Skills
Do's and Don'ts of Effective Listening
100
What is speaking
you want listeners to understand your purpose
100
______ is the other side of speaking
Listening
100
When you read through a book or document quickly and pick out the main ideas and key points
skimming
100
what is writing techniques
spell checking
100
Is "maintain eye contact" a do or don't?
Do of listening
200
speaking is ______
important
200
what are the types of listening?
active listening, passive or taking notes
200
Reading only the parts of a written work that outline or summarize its content.
Preview
200
what is "write an outline of what you have to say"
organize your writing
200
Is "being open-minded" a do or don't?
Do of listening
300
Goal or reason for speaking.
Purpose
300
we have to practice listening to become ______ at it
effective
300
Hints about the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases provided by the words surrounding words.
Context clues
300
make changes to your work until your message is clear
edit your work
300
Examples of positive non-verbal techniques:
smiling, leaning, forward, nodding of the head
400
The person or group to whom you are speaking.
Audience
400
what is enunciation
speaking clearly
400
What is reading?
A very important basic skill
400
Keep your audience in mind.
watch your tone
400
Is "Interrupt the person speaking" a do or don't?
Don'ts of Listening
500
Your main topic or key idea when you speak.
Subject
500
what is active listening
responding with full attention
500
The _____ __ ______ is a good example of an outline.
Table of contents
500
Use spell checker to check for spelling and grammar errors.
Proofread
500
Is "Think ahead to what to say before the speaker finishes" a do or don't?
Don'ts of Listening