Group MembersDaniyal Amjad

Umer AfzalHaris

Azeem Karam

Listening & its Barriers

Listening

Othe process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to a spoken and/ or non-verbal message (International Reading Association)

listening Barriers…OExternal barriersOSpeaker barriersO listener barriers

External BarriersO External barriers are related to

situations in the environment.O Examples Bee flying ambulance siren Cell phone

Speaker BarriersO Barriers derive from the speaker.O Examples: Jargon Complex sentences Badly organized material Deliver too fast/slow Too loud/quiet

Listener BarriersO Personal attitudes or behaviors that

interfere with listening.O Examples: Lack of knowledge physical condition (physiological) Personal prejudices

How can listening skills be improved?

O We must practice mentally summarizing what the speaker is saying.

O We must listen analytically.

O Without interrupting, we should join in the conversation by asking for clarification.

O We should make encouraging noises to let the speaker know that you are still interested.

O We must maintain good eye contact. We must show in your posture that we are interested in what is being said.