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Study Skills Handout
Keys to Effective Listening

The handout below is just one of the many study skills handouts available through the Tutoring Center. If you are having trouble with study skills of any kind, or if you have questions about study skills that are not addressed here, stop in the Student Commons Building, Room 1300, at the Normal campus and talk to a tutor. He/she can provide additional handouts, help you recognize your strengths and weaknesses and help you formulate a plan to develop effective study strategies.

Keys to Effective Listening

Listening skills can be developed. If you find it difficult to recall spoken information, the suggestions below may help.

Keys to Effective Listening
Listening Key The Good Listener The Poor Listener
Find areas of interest. Opportunizes; asks "What's in it for me?" Tunes out dry subjects
Judge content, not delivery Judges content, skips over delivery errors Tunes out if delivery is poor
Hold your fire Doesn't judge until comprehension is complete Tends to enter into argument
Listen for ideas Listens for central themes Listens for facts
Be flexible Takes fewer notes; uses 4-5 different systems, depending on the speaker Takes intensive notes using only one system
Work at listening Works hard, exhibits active body state Shows no energy output. Attention is faked
Resists distractions Fights or avoids distractions, tolerates bad habits, knows how to concentrate Distracted easily
Exercise your mind Uses heavier material as exercise for the mind Resists difficulty expository material; seeks light, recreational material
Keep your mind open Interprets color words; does not get hung up on them Reacts to emotional words


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