What is the difference between hearing and listening?

What will be an ideal response?


- Hearing is a physiological process of decoding sounds.
- Listening is a complex process of selecting, attending to, creating meaning from, remembering, and responding to verbal and nonverbal messages. When we listen, we try to make sense out of what we hear.

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A mental organizational pattern you may use to help arrange information is called:

A. notes. B. guidelines. C. scripts. D. handbooks.

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"At the end of my speech, my audience will be able to list the three different types of Reggae music."This sentence is an example of a

a. central idea. b. general purpose. c. specific purpose. d. blueprint.

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____ is one of the most obvious aspects of public speaking, and it shapes your

listeners' first impressions of your skills as a speaker. A) Your writing B) Your delivery C) Your intellect D) Your key ideas

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According to your textbook, when using emotional appeal in a persuasive speech, you should

A. limit emotional appeals to the introduction of the speech. B. use as many emotionally charged words as you can. C. let emotional appeal grow naturally out of the speech content. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both let emotional appeal grow naturally out of the speech content and limit emotional appeals to the introduction of the speech.

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