Oral Communications - Types of Communication

“Least important” ● Most basic form of listening; first developed in early ages ● Relies on how the speaker says it ● Seeks to understand the speaker (what the speaker believes, thinks, or feel)

Refers to understanding ● Making sense of what was heard

Identifying truths from fallacies ● Most sophisticated ● Ability to both interpret and evaluate message

● Choosing a stand after critical listening

● To learn something new

Taking/listening to only what the listener agrees to

Entertainment ● Taking anything that appeals to the listener’s sense of beauty

Knowing what the speaker feels ● Refers to showing of concern

Understanding what the speaker feels ● Placing oneself to the shoes of others

Doing something about the speaker’s feelings

Learning through conversations with a speaker

Gaining trust between entities.