1. How to Become
an Active Listener
Listening is one of the major skills for a good
student. It is very important in classroom activities as well. You must be an
active listener during the class. It is very different from hearing. It
involves conscious activity. One must know what’s going on a in the class? What
the instructor is saying? There are
different tips for good listening skill.
Finding
areas of interest
In a classroom, a student is a captive audience during
the lecture. If you are not willing to listen anything then that time is
totally wasted. Don’t read a book during a lecture. Then, you will not any
information from both book and lecture. You must focus on the speaker and try
to develop your interest in the topic.
Judging
content not delivery
It’s human nature to judge everything. During the
lecture, you should not focus on the way the speaker is speaking. Rather you
should focus on the content which he is providing you. Leave out the negative
thoughts and shift your focus entirely on the information and ideas.
Holding
your fire
Sometimes it happens few ideas are opposite to your knowledge.
Don’t stand up abruptly and start posing question. First, pay ears to all the
lecture and then response to it. Don’t overexcite about the lecturer’s point
until you are sure that, you understand it completely. Hold your fire, don’t
decide immediately that you are right and someone else is wrong. After the
complete lecture and its understanding you can ask questions for clarification
but don’t attack directly ask in a humble way.
Listening
for Ideas
Though facts are necessary for academics but don’t stick
yourself to them try to grab the ideas/ you must focus on the way which the
facts are suggesting for you. Try to grab the basic ideas related to topic.
Be
a flexible listener
While listening to the lecture, you have to be a
flexible student try to make a mind map in your mind. Don’t be rigid that you
are limiting yourself only to the words of your instructor. Try to instances
from the daily life. Relate the ideas with your personal life.
Working
at listening
An active listener will always be alert during the
class. He will nod his head in agreement with the points. He will be seen as
confuse when things are not clear to him. This activity will promote
comprehensiveness. It will also provide encouragement to the speaker.
Resist
distractions
Distractions always disturb a listener. There can be
different distractions in a class like students’ whisperings, speaker’s dress
and manner, outside noise and outside views. Try to resist them. Don’t pay
attention towards them focus on the speaker.
Exercising
your mind
You should try to follow the lecturer’s chain of
thoughts and ideas. Some of the ideas can be difficult for you. You have to put
hard work and hard work of listening gives you strength.
Keep
your mind open
Keep your mind open and try to get all the ideas.
Leave the negative thoughts related to vocabulary a word has many meanings. In
context meanings are different from the literal one. Try to explore the
intention of speaker.
Using
your thought speed
A problem in listening can be that thought is faster
than speech. That is you have to internalize the information faster than
speech. When the lecturer is speaking try to provoke your thoughts. When she
demands your ideas, create them and share with the speaker.
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