What are some of the barriers to effective listening? For each barrier, discuss a strategy you could use to overcome it
What will be an ideal response?
The barriers are: (1 ) considering the topic/speaker uninteresting and boring (consider how the
information could be useful); (2 ) concentrating on the details and not the main ideas (analyze the
situation to determine what is important); (3 ) avoiding difficult listening situations (challenge yourself
with new listening situations); (4 ) tolerating or failing to adjust to distractions (control and adapt to
your environment); (5 ) faking attention (put energy into listening by taking notes); (6 ) bias and
prejudice (learn the views of others); and (7 ) preferred thinking (become proficient in each quadrant).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What is the most common professional balanced audio cable connector?
a. BNC b. phone plug c. mini plug d. XLR e. RCA phono plug
When astronaut Carolina Rodriguez came to campus to speak about her experiences as a space shuttle commander, Nguyen was very interested and took detailed notes. When he talked about the experience later with his friends, they realized that Nguyen hadn't realized some of what Rodriguez said was meant sarcastically; he was so busy taking notes that he didn't notice her facial expressions. This represents a breakdown in which stage of effective listening?
A. interpreting B. understanding C. feedback D. evaluating
People in which type of culture think of the unequal distribution of power as normal or even desirable?
A. low-power-distance B. high-power-distance C. low-context D. high-content