Which are your three biggest barriers to listening? List two strategies per barrier that would

help you overcome your listening problems.

What will be an ideal response?


Students would choose among the following barriers:  external noise, internal noise,
bias toward the speaker, emotional reaction, daydreaming, faking attention, fatigue,
and improper note taking.  Depending on which barriers apply to them, strategies for
improvement would include prepare to listen, avoid distractions, identify the central
idea, identify the main idea, think along with the speaker, and take effective notes.

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