Why is good listening important for both the audience and the speaker? Provide a real or hypothetical example situation in which good listening was not employed, and analyze the example using the attachment.
250 words
Name Section
How often do you indulge in the following bad listening habits? Check yourself carefully in each one:
HABIT FREQUENCY SCORE
Almost Some- Almost
Always Usually times Seldom Never
1. Giving in to mental
distractions
2. Giving in to physical
distractions
3. Trying to recall everything
a speaker says
4. Rejecting a topic as
uninteresting before
hearing the speaker
5. Faking paying attention
6. Jumping to conclusions
about a speaker’s meaning
7. Deciding a speaker is wrong
before hearing everything
she or he has to say
8. Judging a speaker on
personal appearance
9. Not paying attention to a
speaker’s evidence
10. Focusing on delivery rather
than on what the speaker says
TOTAL
How to score:
For every “almost always” checked, give yourself a score of 2
For every “usually” checked, give yourself a score of 4
For every “sometimes” checked, give yourself a score of 6
For every “seldom” checked, give yourself a score of 8
For every “almost never” checked, give yourself a score of 10
Total score interpretation: 0 to 70 You need lots of training in listening.
71 to 89 You listen well.
90 to 100 You listen exceptionally well.
