Why is good listening important for both the audience and the speaker? Provide a real or hypothetical example situation in wh

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

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

9. Not paying attention to a

speaker’s evidence

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.