Active Listening

Agenda:
-What is the difference between hearing and listening? Write your answer in a journal.
-Notes: The 4 Components of Listening

• Threshold Listening
• Critical Listening
• Emphatic Listening
• Constructive Listening

-Listening practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS0LdEWewY0

-Survey: Our listening habits.  Barriers to listening.

1. Choose 1 barrier from the survey
2. Write about what you think you can do to overcome it
3. Class share-out and suggestions  (TBC)

Homework:

-Continue to work on your speech.  Use your rubric and the sample speeches in the packet/handout to help you.

-Finish your barriers to listening journal.