Question

In order to become a more effective listener, you should do all of the following except

Answer 1

A. anticipate the speech by thinking about the speaker's topic.
b. ask questions about the speech.
c. take notes during the speech to record the ideas of the speakers ig

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. Listen as reactively as possible

Explanation:

Effective listening is the process of listening actively to a speech or presentation in order to understand all the information properly. This process is also linked to being able to provide feedback to the speaker and showing your interest in the topic and ideas expressed by the speaker. Because fo this, in order or becoming a more effective listener it is a good idea to take notes or write down the most important points as this helps you to remember and understand the speech, ask questions to clarify or discuss ideas, anticipate ideas before the speech begins, following to the ideas of the speaker properly by identifying main points and listening attentively rather than reactively.

In the case of attentive listening, it refers to completely concentrating in the speaker's words to understand rather than appearing to be listening and just reacting at the end of ideas or at the end of the speech (reactive listening). Thus, it can be concluded to become a more effective listening you should do all the previous ideas except listen as reactively as possible, because in this type of listening you are not focused on the words of the speaker but just listen to some part of them and only respond when being asked or at the end of some idea which is completely opposite to effective listening.