LISTENING SKILLS

  LISTENING SKILLS 1- WHAT IS LISTENING Our hearing mechanism is biologically preprogramed to hear all noises around us. But, if we make conscious effort to pay attention to a particular sound, it is known as listening. For example, when we listen to a teacher attentively in the classroom, we skip a number of other noises which our ears hear automatically. 2- TYPES OF LISTENING Listening is a skill that helps us communicate with others. Listening may be effective or ineffective. Effective listening skills demonstrate the ability to receive and comprehend the message of the speaker and vice versa.  3-  EFFECTIVE LISTENING SKILLS The end goal of effective listening is the comprehension of content matter.  Hence, effective listening requires the listener to pay full attention to the intended message of the speaker. Generally, people opt to learn the following skills to make their listening effective.  3.1-  ACTIVE LISTENING This skill says, ‘Turn on your