The following are the hints for good critical listening:
• Listen for a summary
•Take notes on key Information
•Identify opinions.
•Evaluate if the statements are facts.
•Determine if the speaker's status is influencing you as a listener.
•Determine whether emotion is influencing the speaker.
•Recall how to tell if this is a fact or opinion.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Critical listening means listening to something actively without any distraction. Critical listening helps in analyzing the message delivered by the speaker and assessing the authenticity of the message.
Analysis, critical thinking and judgment are the skills involved in critical listening. Critical thinking skill helps in inducing critical listening skill.
Critical listening involves both listening and evaluating skills. The message conveyed should be observed clearly without any assumption and at the same time it should be evaluated to know the trueness of the content.
