Three listening strategies that will help ensure that a speaker's message is understood are
A. Interrupting, paraphrasing, and clarifying
B. Paraphrasing, clarifying, and avoiding assumptions
C. Paraphrasing, assuming, and clarifying
D. Paraphrasing, scowling, and avoiding assumptions
ANS: B
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