Use the five steps of the listening process to describe how you listen to a lecture

What will be an ideal response

Answers may differ, but they should all employ the five steps of the listening process to explain what happens as they listen to a lecture. What follows is an example. As I listen to a class lecture, I must select the sounds, words, and nonverbal behaviors that are competing for my attention. Since I know the material the professor is addressing is something I need to know for the exam if for no other reason, I attend to what the teacher is saying and block out competing or distracting sounds from elsewhere. If the teacher speaks well, he or she will help me to listen by using humor or connecting ideas to concrete or real things. As I listen, I will seek to understand what the professor is saying by trying to relate what I hear to what I already know. By connecting the ideas and concepts discussed by the teacher, I will try to remember or recall the information. We increase our ability to remember what we hear by being not only physically present, but also mentally present. That's one reason I take notes, so I can review the material again later. As I try to understand and listen, I will respond to the teacher by use of eye contact, facial expressions, or head nods that can communicate confusion or boredom; I can also ask questions or make comments.