Kaarin wasn’t sure if the speech she was listening to was factually accurate because she had recently done research on the same topic and had learned different concepts. By questioning what she is hearing, Kaarin is practicing _____ listening.

Listeners may experience _____ if they are overwhelmed by a flood of complex details presented by a speaker.

Students who have difficulty paying attention to a lecture because they don’t understand the terminology the professor is using are experiencing _____ distractions.

Which of the following statements helps demonstrate the guidelines to better listening?

A pro-con-assessment organizational pattern is _____.

One key idea in Marissa’s speech is “Regular daily exercise improves fitness.” To support this, she talks about the concepts of “regular exercise provides cardiovascular exercise” and “regular exercise burns calories.” These two related concepts are examples of _____ to her key idea.

Listening implies _____.

An informative speech on the effects and causes of malaria would most likely follow which type of organizational pattern?

A spatial organizational pattern for a speech helps organize key ideas according to _____.

A _____ transition shows how two ideas differ.