3.2: Listening Styles
This section identifies four listening styles. Recognizing which type of listener you are can help you broaden your listening skills and adopt other styles. Recognizing the listening styles in an audience can help a speaker be more effective by using techniques that appeal to their audience. Attempt the exercises at the end of the section.
Watch this video, paying particular attention to the "seven deadly sins of speaking" and how these influence an audience's willingness to listen. This supports the listening model and orientation styles we discussed previously.