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Question 41

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Your textbook recommends __________ as the most effective method onote taking for listening to a speech.

A) writing down a speaker's most interesting ideas
B) making a full-sentence outline
C) using the Harvard listening system
D) trying to write down everything a speaker says
E) creating a key-word outline

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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Question 42

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Although most people speak at a rate o120 to 150 words a minute, the brain can process words at a rate of

A) 100 to 200 words a minute.
B) 200 to 400 words a minute.
C) 400 to 800 words a minute.
D) 600 to 900 words a minute.
E) 1000 to 1200 words a minute.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Question 43

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When you listen to someone give a sales presentation, and you need to decide whether you will buy the item, you are engaged in comprehensive listening.

According to your textbook, people with inefficient note-taking skills usually suffer from which problems) ?

According to your textbook, when you listen to an informative speech in order to understand the speaker's ideas, you are engaged in _______________ listening.

Listening is a passive process, while critical thinking is an active process.

Kristen is listening to a political candidate's speech for purposes odeciding whether to accept or reject the speaker's message. According to your textbook, Kristen is engaged in __________ listening.

According to your textbook, effective listening skills are important for

Gerald is listening to comfort a friend whose apartment has just been burglarized. According to your textbook, Gerald is engaged in __________ listening.

As your textbook explains, focusing on a speaker's delivery and personal appearance is an excellent way to strengthen your listening skills.

Listening to evaluate a message for purposes oaccepting or rejecting it is known as critical listening.

When business managers are asked to list the communication skills most crucial to their job, they usually rank __________ number one.

According to your textbook, when you listen to provide emotional support for the speaker, you are engaged in _______________ listening.

According to your textbook, when you listen primarily for pleasure or enjoyment, you are engaged in _______________ listening.

List the four causes opoor listening discussed in your textbook.

Iyou disagree with a speaker, you have nothing to gain by listening carefully.

It is impossible to listen too hard.

People need effective listening skills in almost all occupations.

According to your textbook, effective listening can help you do which othe following?

One othe major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute.