Exam 4: Listening to Speeches

Emotion is primarily communicated by unspoken messages.

Tara comes into the classroom early on the day of her speech.She closes the blinds,checks the room temperature,and sets up the transparency machine.Which barrier to listening is Tara trying to overcome?

When we,as listeners,focus on the message,we are said to

_____ are words,images,and behaviors that create meaning for others.

Listening skills develop as you practice listening to speeches,music,and programs with demanding content.

When listeners assign meaning and make sense of what they heard,they have _____ the message.

When,as a listener,you relate what you hear to an experience that you had as a teenager,you are

How can you combat information overload as a speaker?

As audience members,if we prefer to listen to complex information that is interspersed with facts and details,we are being _____ listeners.