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Oral Communication · Chapter 2

Which Listening Do They Need?

Skilled listeners do not listen harder — they listen differently, depending on what the moment is asking for. Pick a moment, then drop it into each of the four purposes and read what the speaker experiences. Then flip on the four-second purpose check and watch the guessing stop.
1 · Pick the moment
2 · Choose your listening purpose
3 · Or stop guessing — ask
4 · Your default style, and what it costs here
What you say