When one wants to do something with the message and therefore focuses more on the substance and the point of the content than on the person delivering it, they are reflecting which listening style?

a. task-oriented
b. critical
c. analytical
d. relational


Answer: a. task-oriented

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A. description B. topical C. process D. definition

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a. a significant but not compelling interest b. an interest of the highest order c. sufficient to justify content-based regulations of speech d. necessary to impose laws of general application

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