PUBLIC SPEAKING

Question 1

– for pleasure or enjoyment, as we listen to music, to a comedy routine, or to an entertaining speech.

Answer 1

Appreciative listening

Question 2

– to provide emotional support for the speaker, as when a psychiatrist listens to a patient or when we lend a sympathetic ear to a friend in distress.

Answer 2

Empathic listening

Question 3

– to understand the message of a speaker, as when we attend a classroom lecture or listen to directions for finding a friend’s house.

Answer 3

Comprehensive listening

Question 4

– to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it, as when we listen to the sales pitch of a used-car dealer or the campaign speech of a political candidate.

Answer 4

Critical listening

Question 5

Four Causes of Poor Listening

Answer 5

Not concentrating
Listening too hard
Jumping to conclusions
Focusing on delivery and personal appearance.

Question 6

A method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association of words and idea

Answer 6

Brainstorming