Video and Multimedia
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Video
- Respond With Constructive Criticism
“How to Give Constructive Criticism”
Description: The speaker shares 8 points in giving constructive criticism.
- Analyze Your Listening Skills
“How to Listen Better: Evaluating and Critically Listening”
Description: The speaker explains how critical listeners prepare to listen.
- The Ability to Listen Critically
“Julian Treasure: 5 Ways to Listen Better”
Description: In this short, valuable and arresting TED talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening to both other people and the world around you.
Audio
- Taking Notes
“Consecutive Note-Taking-Part I”
Description: The lecturer explains the connection between memory, meaning, and note-taking and helps the listeners learn to focus on note-taking skills..
- Approach the Speaker’s Stand
“Communication Steroids Podcast: Avoiding Vagueness”
Description: The podcast humorously discusses the dangers in using vague buzzwords and jargon that obscure your meaning while negatively affecting the audience.
- Ethnocentrism
“Ethnocentrism”
Description: A Black Eyed Peas song “Where is the Love” accompanies ethnocentrism pop ups and arresting photographs to explain the dangers of ethnocentrism.
Web Resources
- The Six Stages of the Listening Process Explained
“Stages of the Listening Process Explained”
Description: This explanation explores in depth the stages as outlined in the chapter.
- The Four Types of Listening: Type 2: Empathic
“Empathic Listening”
Description: This detailed article explains empathic listening, its benefits, and guidelines.
- Problem Listening Behaviors
“Barriers to Effective Listening”
Description: The exercise illuminates faulty listening behavior, delineates common barriers to listening, and ends with non-verbal and other signs of ineffective listening.