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Being an effective listener and critique in Public Speaking - Coggle…
Being an effective listener and critique in Public Speaking
Listening
Listen for Total Meaning
Be attentive on the nonverbal messages such as gestures.
Connect the specific things with the general things.
Be attentive on the message on the surface as well as the deep lying messages.
Resist filtering difficult messages.
If the speaker mentions something unethical or unpleasent, do not attack him/her right away.
Listen Empathy
Understand also what the speaker is saying.
Do not just listen the parts where you can criticize the speaker.
See the speakers POV.
Listen and critize all people equally.
Listen Politely
Give supporting cues such as positioning yourself to listen more attentively, nodding you head, smiling etc.
Show empathy by giving responses such as smiling or cringing
Maintain eye contact with the speaker, if you are not maintaining eye contact you would be seen as not listening and definently listening politely
Even if you are giving negative feedback, give it in a not hostile way.
Listen with Open Mind
Do not look over the important details.
Identify your biases and do not let them interfere.
Do not judge until the end of the message the speaker is sending. Don't prejudge.
Do not let yourself change the effect your point of view.
Listen Actively
Use your listening time wisely.
Avoid external thoughts
Do not anticipate to be entertained
Set aside your phones or other distractions
Resist thinking what you are saying is more important than what the speaker is saying
Take notes if you think one point is more important than other or if you think that something can be used in your evaluation
Listen Ethically.
You do not have to agree with the messages the speaker is giving. Do not let this effect your listening.
Give honest and constructive feedback. Do not let anything or anyone effect the feedback you give to the speaker.
Criticizing
There are good and bad parts of every speech. Before focusing on the negative parts, stress the positive sides. Your feedback would be more constructive.
If you are critizing someone's second or third speech, specify the improvements.
Be specific on your feedbacks. For example, do not say your examples were good, say your examples were good because they were realistic.
Be objective, do not let your own biases to effect your evaluation. Evaluate the validity and appopriateness of the speech you have just listened.
Be constructive. Do not say "the opening didnt catch my attention" but say "you other example could have been better opening".
If you are the only speaker that give feedback do it all but there are more critique than you, let them give feedback, too.
Do not choose words of attack but support.
Crtiticize with I-messages, do not use should or shouldn't sentences, they would imply superiority.
Seperate your own feelings about the speaker.
Sepetare your own feelings about the issue.
Do not let your cultural beliefs and values interfere your criticism.