Oral Communication: Listening, Speaking and Reflecting: Unit Review

Critical listening: you judge the claims and evidence.

Sample: "I'll note three facts about her job and one question to ask."

Empathic listening: full attention and a caring response, not notes or arguments.

Body, mind and responses.

Jot the last thing you remember, mark ?, and rejoin at the next signpost; check with someone afterward.

Sample: "You said the hardest part was your first night shift. What helped you get through it?"

Sample: before: predict the structure; during: note discourse markers in Cornell notes; after: write cue questions and a summary.

Questions or key words written after listening, used to test yourself.

A comparison chart or Venn diagram, because the talk compares two things.

No. It's a scene-setting detail; the main idea is how freezing nights and thawing days make sap flow.

Understanding is what a text says; interpreting is an arguable claim about what it means, supported by evidence.

Sample: "At about 0:20 the music stops completely, then a slow heartbeat begins and gets faster."

Antony repeats the line right after examples that contradict Brutus's claim, and the crowd turns against Brutus, so irony fits the pattern and outcome.

So what? What do I now understand about the text that I didn't before?

Any two: hot-seating, role play, conscience alley, freeze frame, comparing deliveries.

Sample: "My cousin said she stayed quiet so people wouldn't hear her accent. That makes me think the speaker's silence is about protecting herself, not shyness."

Element, example, effect, purpose.

Listeners tend to remember the last voice, so order shapes which side seems stronger.

The anecdote makes the issue personal and emotional; the statistic shows it's real and widespread.

Bias: one side is left out and the other is labelled with loaded language.

Any three: Whose voice is heard? Who is missing? Who benefits? What values are assumed? How are people represented? Who has power?

The advertiser is downplaying information (for example, that results aren't typical) that weakens its claim.

Strategy, Evidence, Effectiveness, Suggestion.

Applause is often polite; it doesn't show understanding or persuasion.

A callback to the opening plus a call to action, e.g. "Ice happens. Ride anyway. Bike club meets Thursday in Room 114."

A vote goes with the majority; consensus seeks an option everyone can accept, often built on common ground.

Sample: "Hi Ms. Dubois, could I ask about Saturday? I have a family event, and Kai has offered to cover my 10-to-4 shift if that works for you."

The person, not the interpreter.

Attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, action.

Sample: "My third and final reason is..."

Probably not. At roughly 120 to 150 words a minute, 2 minutes is about 240 to 300 words, so it needs cutting (and timing aloud).

Anaphora (We train repeated at the start), also a tricolon.

Chiasmus (A B, B A).

Sample: "Good morning, everyone. Please bring your forms."

Project (or use a microphone), slow down and pause longer so sound can carry.

Face the audience; keep hands and notes away from your mouth; don't speak while facing the screen.

Descriptive gestures show size, shape or direction; emphatic gestures stress a point.

Sample: "Winter cycling is possible with three pieces of gear."

Introduce, show, explain.

Turn on captions, or describe key visuals aloud.

Sample: "My recording shows I kept eye contact and my signposts were clear, but I rushed my conclusion. Next time I'll pause before my final line and time a rehearsal."

They teach storytelling techniques (vivid openings, suspense, specific detail, timing) that make talks engaging.

It says exactly what you will do and can be checked afterward, e.g. keep five key words per cue card.