Listening is a ten part skill

By Ralph G. Nichols

10 guides to improved listening disclosed by a study of the 100 best listeners and the 100 worst listeners in the freshman class on the University of Minnesota campus

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Find interest with the word use

Judge content, not delivery

Always withhold evaluation until our comprehension is complete

Focus on central ideas

Be flexible and adaptable note-takers

Work at listening

Instinctively fights distraction

Keep your mind open

Exercise your mind

constantly applies spare thinking time to what is being said