Chapter 6: Listening
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Providing verbal feedback while the speaker is talking
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Attending is the process of willfully perceiving and focusing on a
message. See 6-3: Active Listening
b. Correct. The first step to becoming a good active listener is to train ourselves to
focus on or attend to what people are saying regardless of potential distractions. A
listener must work consciously to block out wandering thoughts that might come from
a visual distraction, an auditory distraction, or a physical distraction. See 6-3: Active
Listening
c. Incorrect. Attending is the process of willfully perceiving and focusing on a
message. See 6-3: Active Listening
d. Incorrect. Attending is the process of willfully perceiving and focusing on a
message. See 6-3: Active Listening
COMM.SELLNOW.2021.06.03 – Practice the steps involved in active listening.
Listening styles
Focusing attention
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11. In the context of active listening, which of the following statements is true of paraphrasing?
It is an exact repetition of what the speaker has said.
It causes the listener to focus on only the first part of the speaker’s message.
It becomes necessary when communicating long and complex messages.
It is the listener’s effort to empathize with the speaker’s point of view.
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Paraphrasing is the process of putting your interpretation of a message
into your own words. See 6-3: Active Listening
b. Incorrect. Paraphrasing is the process of putting your interpretation of a message
into your own words. See 6-3: Active Listening
c. Correct. By paraphrasing, you give the speaker a chance to verify your
understanding. The longer and more complex the message, the more important it is to
paraphrase. See 6-3: Active Listening