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Helping Others Become Better Public Speakers

 

             There are many different ways to help others become better speakers.
             important is listening versus hearing. Hearing is the "continuous, natural, and passive .
             process of receiving aural stimuli" (Grice 61). Listening is the "intermittent, learned, and .
             active process of giving attention to aural stimuli" (Grice 61). After a speaker's speech .
             most people remember approximately only 50 percent of what they heard and only .
             remember approximately 25 percent of the presentation two days later (Grice 61). Expert .
             Robert Montgomery summarizes the plight of listening: "Listening is the most neglected .
             and the least understood of the communication arts. It has become the weakest link in .
             today's communications systems. Poor listening is a result of bad habits that develop .
             because we haven't been trained to listen." (Grice 61). .
             You can improve your listening skills by following varying strategies. Maintain eye .
             contact with the speaker. Keeping eye contact keeps you focused and involved in the .
             lecture. Focus on content, no delivery. Don't count the number of times a speaker clears .
             their throat or says um or uh. If you do this you aren't focused on the content. Avoid .
             emotional involvement. When you are too emotionally involved in listening, you tend to .
             hear what you want to hear, not what is actually being said. You should remain objective .
             and open-minded. Avoid distractions. Don't let your mind wander or be distracted by .
             someone shuffling papers near you. Treat listening as a challenging mental task. .
             Concentrate on what is said so that you can process the information later. Stay active by .
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             asking mental questions. Active listening keeps you alert. Ask yourself as you listen. .
             What key point is the speaker making? How does this fit in with what I already know on .
             this subject? Finally, use the gap between the rate of speech and your rate of thought. .
             You can think faster than the speaker can talk.


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