Choose one of the five stages of listening. Describe the stage you've selected and offer suggestions to make it effective in practice. Finally, offer a personal example showing how you've experienced this stage of listening.

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The ideal answer should include:
- The five stages of listening are receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding.
- Student examples will vary.

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