SCRIPT WHEN PRESENTING ABOUT LISTENING AND HEARING

I am going to discuss the difference between listening and hearing.

What is hearing all about?

Hearing is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the
surrounding medium through time, through an organ such as the ear.

And also, hearing is a passive action consequence of our auditory system unwittingly captures the sound
around as a reaction to external stimuli that happens faster than any other sense.

It is simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear, and it simply happens.

Listening is the conscious processing of the auditory stimuli that have been perceived through hearing.

And also, listening means paying attention not only on the story, but also on how the story has been
told; it means being aware of both verbal and non-verbal messages.

In addition, your ability to listen effectively depends on the degree to which you perceived and
understand these messages.

Listening is the absorption of the words and sentences by the brain. But listening takes attention, or
sticking to the task in spite of distractions. It requires concentration wherein we should focus on one
particular problem.

Hearing is accidental but listening is focused.

Hearing is involuntary while listening is voluntary.

Hearing is effortless and in listening it’s intentional.

Hearing is a physical ability while listening is a skill that can be learned.

Listening skills allow one to make sense of and understand what another person saying.

Hearing takes place when something disturbs the atmosphere and that disturbance takes the form of
pressure waves that strike our ear drums as sound.

Listening is different, it expands on hearing when we pay attention to the meaning of what we hear.

Facts about Listening:

Listening is an important academic professional, and daily skill.

Listening is a skill of critical significance in all aspects of our lives – from maintaining our personal
relationships, on getting our jobs done, on taking notes in class, and so on. Regardless of how we’re
engaged with listening, it is important to understand that listening involves more than just hearing the
words that are directed at us.

Listening is different, it expands on hearing when we pay attention to the meaning of what we hear.
Listening is an active process by which we make means of, assess, and respond to what we hear.

Listening is the key to all effective communication.

Without the ability to listen effectively, the messages will be misunderstood, and the communication
will break down. It will also affect the sender of the message that he/she can become irritated.

Hearing is the natural ability or an inborn trait that allows us to recognize sound through ears by
catching vibration. In simple terms, it is one of the fives senses; that makes us aware of the sound. It is
an involuntary process, whereby a person receives sound vibrations, continuously.

Hearing is an inborn ability, but listening is a learned skill.

In hearing, we are not aware of the sounds that we receive, however in the case of listening, we are
completely aware of what the speaker is saying.

Hearing involves the use of only one sense which is the ear while listening involves the use of more than
one senses to understand the message completely and accurately.

Hearing does not require focus whereas listening does.

Listening involves concentrating and deriving meaning from the sound.

Stages of Listening:

Sensing. Hearing that a sound was made (YELLING)

Interpreting. What did the sound mean? (ANGER, FEAR, ETC.)

Examining the statement. How message relates to you? (DAD IS MAD BECAUSE I DIDN’T TAKE OUT THE
TRASH)

Responding. Giving appropriate feedback. (I’ll take it out right now dad.)

Effective Listening:

Effective listening requires an understanding that it is not just the speaker's responsibility to make sure
he/she is understood.

Commandments of Effective Listening

Stop talking! Consciously focus your attention on the speaker.

Put the speaker at ease: Relax, smile, look at the speaker and help that person feel free to talk. Look and
act interested.

Remove distractions: turn off the TV; close the door; stop what you are doing, and pay attention.

Listen for what is not said. Ask questions to clarify the meaning of words and the feelings involved, or
ask the speaker to enlarge on the statement.

Be aware of "tune out" words. Avoid arguing mentally. Listen to understand, not to oppose.
Be patient. Don't interrupt the speaker.

Hold your temper! Try to keep your own emotions from interfering with your listening efficiency.

Empathize with the speaker. Try to "walk in the other's moccasins" so you can feel what that person is
feeling and understand the point of view the speaker is tryi ng to convey.

The main difference between two types of communication; active listening and passive

listening is that in active listening, listener pays full attention to the speaker and his word
while in passive listening, listener acts passively by receiving the message only without
giving further external indications.