Public Speaking Handbook

76 5.3 Listening to speeches listening to evaluate, and listening to gain information. Being conscious of your listening goal ca ...

how to Become a Better Listener 5.3 77 Listen. Pay attention to both the details of the message and the major ideas. Imagine. V ...

78 5.3 Listening to speeches discover them on your own. In that event, mentally summarize the ideas that are most useful to you. ...

how to Become a Better Listener 5.3 79 ANALYTICAL LISTENERS Analytical listeners prefer to listen to complex information that is ...

80 5.3 Listening to speeches Listen Ethically An effective listener does more than just gain an accurate understanding of a spea ...

Listening and critical thinking 5.4 81 also overstated the poverty he experienced as a child, when in fact he grew up in a fairl ...

82 5.4 Listening to speeches appropriateness, value, or importance of the information you hear. Related to being a critical list ...

Listening and critical thinking 5.4 83 presented to support a case.^25 Without credible supporting evidence, it would not be wis ...

84 5.5 Listening to speeches logic or structure of the arguments that are presented. Is the speaker trying to convince you to do ...

Analyzing and evaluating speeches 5.5 85 of something, it’s important to use criteria for what is and is not effective or approp ...

86 5.5 Listening to speeches Was the general purpose (to inform, to persuade, to entertain) clear? Was the specific purpose app ...

Analyzing and evaluating speeches 5.5 87 a fundamental criterion for determining whether the message is a good one is whether yo ...

88 5.5 Listening to speeches addressing the school board, each speaker uses rhetorical strategies to achieve a goal. The more cl ...

Analyzing and evaluating speeches 5.5 89 enemy who’s trying to shoot holes in his or her performance. Then share a sug- gestion ...

90 5.5 Listening to speeches Be realistic. Provide usable information. Provide feedback about aspects of the presentation that ...

Analyzing and evaluating speeches 5.5 91 audience. Don’t be a slave to rules. If you are giving a pep talk to the Little League ...

92 CHAPTER 5 stUDY gUiDe study guide: Review and Apply Meet Your Objectives 5.1 Describe the five stages of listening. Listening ...

CHAPTER 5 stUDY gUiDe 93 5.5 Use criteria to effectively and appropriately evaluate speeches. A good speech is understandable to ...

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95 Chapter 6 Analyzing Your Audience “For of the three elements in speechmaking— speaker, subject, and person addressed—it is th ...