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Technical and Professional Communication
Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
7. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3
7.1 Active and Critical Listening Skills
Master Active and Critical Listening Skills
Develop essential listening abilities to evaluate speakers, analyze evidence, and think critically about spoken information in academic and real-world contexts.
What You'll Learn
Active listening requires focused attention and responsive speaker engagement
Critical evaluation examines speaker credibility and evidence quality thoroughly
Bias identification helps students recognize selective information presentation patterns
Logical fallacy recognition strengthens argument analysis and reasoning skills
What You'll Practice
1
Students analyze speaker credibility through evidence and expertise evaluation
2
Learners identify bias and logical fallacies in persuasive presentations
3
Practice includes evaluating rhetorical strategies and implicit message analysis
Why This Matters
Active and critical listening skills enable students to evaluate information effectively, make informed decisions, and communicate successfully in academic and professional settings.
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Skills
Active Listening
Critical Analysis
Speaker Evaluation
Bias Recognition
Evidence Assessment

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