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Chapter 2: Listening and Providing Feedback
Key Concepts
2-1 Practice effective listening skills.
Suggested Activities and Exercises
Listening Critiques
Have students practice the principles of constructive feedback (as presented in the text) by
We Are the Listening Champions
The song “We Are the Champions” has become an American mainstay at sports victory
Discuss why it has been SO difficult for a lot of people to distinguish the correct lyrics to this
song.
Listening Strengths and Weaknesses
Practicing Paraphrasing
Students often experience difficulty with paraphrasing. Frequently, students think repeating
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Asking Questions
Require your students to ask the speakers questions about their speeches. Asking good questions
requires good listening. A student who has not listened well will not be able to ask genuine
questions.
Evaluating Claims
Find a video of a persuasive speech, perhaps a political speech, where the speaker makes several
The Clash
See Chapter 22 in this part of the instructor’s manual.
Tests
Correct answers are marked with an asterisk. The places in the Compact Handbook where the
information was presented are shown in brackets.
True/False Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
6. Which of the following is not a way to listen effectively by being curious and critical?
7. When giving feedback, which of the following is not suggested by your text?
8. When listening as a consultant to a speaker, use the following principles of constructive
feedback except:
9. All of the following are listening pitfalls except:
10. Which of the following is a way to prepare for skilled listening?
Essay and Short Answer Questions
11. Revise the following statements so they better adhere to the principles of constructive
feedback:
