1) Briefly describe the four stages of listening.

2) The lecture introduced four Listening Styles. Using just one sentence for each, describe a listening opportunity when you could use Informational Listening; a listening opportunity when you could use Critical Listening; a listening opportunity when you could use Appreciative Listening; and a listening opportunity when you could use Empathic Listening.

3) Describe your normal (most frequently used) listening disposition.

4) Most of us have used each of the Listening Preferences. Many of us have a combination of two Listening Preferences; for example, a person who frequently listens with the intent to 'fix' a problem as soon as possible would have a combination Action Focused and Time Focused listening preference. Which of the four Listening Preferences (Links to an external site.), or combination of two or more of those four, best describes your normal listening? Support your selection with a description that explains your listening preference.

Submission Criteria 

Write your responses in a total of 200 or more words