PURCOMM Flashcards
What are the listening process
Reception (hearing)
Reception (hearing)
Interpretation (meaning association)
Recall (Remembering)
Auditory system picks up the stimuli
Reception (hearing)
Receiver distinguishes a sound from other sounds
Recognition (selective attention)
Sense-making and assigning meaning to the stimulus in relation to the field of experience
Interpretation (meaning association)
TYPES OF LISTENING ACCORDING TO FUNCTION
Informational Listening
vocabulary + concentration + memory
Empathic Listening
attending + supporting + empathizing
Appreciative Listening
presentation + perception +previous experience
Critical Listening
ethos (expertness and trustworthiness) +
logos (well-supported arguments) +
pathos (emotional elements)
Discriminative Listening
phonemic variation + emotional variation +
visual acts as listening
Calling to mind a previously encountered information
Recall (Remembering)
entails listening with the goal of comprehending and retaining information. It is not evaluative and is common in teaching and learning contexts ranging from a student listening to an informative speech to an out-of-towner listening to directions to the nearest gas station. We also use informational listening when we listen to news reports, voice mail, and briefings at work. Since retention and recall are important components of informational listening, good concentration and memory skills are key.
Informational listening
is the practice of being attentive and responsive to others’ input during conversation. Listening empathically entails making an emotional connection with the other person and finding similarities between their experience and your own so you can give a more heartfelt response.
Empathic listening
is a type of listening where the listener seeks certain information which they will appreciate, and meet his/her needs and goals. One uses appreciative listening when listening to music, poetry or the stirring words of a speech.
Appreciative listening
is a process for understanding what is said and evaluating, judging, and forming an opinion on what you hear. The listener assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the content, agrees or disagrees with the information, and analyzes and synthesizes material.
Critical listening
happens when the listener interprets and assigns meaning to sound rather than to words. In discriminative listening, the listener interprets the differences and nuances of sounds and body language is and is sensitive to attributes including rate, volume, pitch, and emphasis in speaking.
Discriminative listening
BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE LISTENING
Physical barriers
This include hearing disabilities, poor acoustics, and noisy surroundings.
Tuning out
Each of us has an idea of what is right and what is important and brings to the communication process a different set of cultural, ethical, and personal values. If other ideas run counter to our preconceived thoughts, we tend to “tune out” the speaker and thus fail to hear.
Language problems
Unfamiliar words can put an end to the communication process because they lack meaning for the receiver.
Nonverbal distractions
Many of us find it hard to listen if a speaker is different from what we view as normal. Unusual clothing, radical hairstyle, speech mannerisms can prevent us from hearing what the speaker has to say.
Thought speed
The difference between speech and thought rate connects to personal barriers to listening, as personal concerns are often the focus of competing thoughts that can take us away from listening and challenge our ability to concentrate on others’ messages.
Faking attention (pseudo-listening)
This is a type of non-listening that consists of appearing attentive in conversation while actually ignoring or only partially listening to the other speaker. The intent of pseudo-listening is not to listen, but to cater to some other personal need of the listener.
Pattern, Flows, and Kinds of Business Communication
Patterns -Internal -External
Flows -Vertical ~Upward ~Downward
-Horizontal
Kinds -Formal -Informal
is the process of sharing business-related information among the people within the workplace and outside a company
Business communication
Benefits of EffectiveBusiness Communication
- Mitigated conflict
- Increased employee engagement
- Improved productivity
- Improved client relations
- Healthy workplace culture
- Improved direction for employees
- Boosted employee job satisfaction
- Increased innovation
- Strengthened team building
- Improved public impression
The Seven Cs ofBusiness Communication
Conciseness
Completeness
Consideration
Concreteness
Clarity
Courtesy
Correctness
Achieving Conciseness
-use single word substitutes
-avoid redundancy and unnecessary phrases
-eliminate words that explain the obvious or provide -excessive detail
the quality of being short and clear, and expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words
Conciseness
Avoid redundancy and unnecessary phrases
Redundant Pairs
- free gift
- past memories
- various differences
- future plans
- unexpected surprise
- terrible tragedy
Redundant Categories
- large in size
- heavy in weight
- round in shape
- at an early time
- in a confused state
- of cheap quality
qualifiers
- kind of
- sort of
- probably
- I think
Use single word substitutes
in spite of the fact that although
make an analysis of analyze
give assistance to assist
hold the belief that believe
be in the position to can
Eliminate words that explain the obvious or provide excessive detail
Wordy: Imagine a mental picture of someone engaged in the intellectual activity of trying to learn what the rules are for how to play the game of chess. (27 words)
Concise: Imagine someone trying to learn the rules of chess.
(9 words)
Wordy: After booking a ticket to Davao from a travel agent, I packed my bags and arranged for a taxi to the airport. Once there, I checked in, went through security, and was ready to board. But problems beyond my control led to a three-hour delay before takeoff. (47 words)
Concise: My flight to Davao was delayed for three hours. (9 words)
the state or condition of having all the necessary or appropriate parts
Completeness
Achieving Completeness
proofread the document
check for usability
know your intended audience