1. The Work of Speaking and Listening

2.  We make a vast variety of amazing sounds; form giggles to growns; talking to singing; even yawns, whistles, and screams.  How do we make all of those sounds?  The more we know about how, the better we can control the way we produce sounds.

3. Video 1 - MIB Video 2 - Amazing Video 3 - Felix Video 4 – Girl Video 5 – Must See

4.  Breath and Sound Breath Control Diaphragm, Trachea, Lungs Demonstration Video-Breathing Sound Production Larnyx, Vocal Cords, Glottis and Epiglottis Larnyx controls pitch Video-Speech and Voice

5. Resonance Sound produced by vocal cords moves upward in the throat to resonating chamber. Like echoes in a cave. Pharnyx - muscle between mouth and nasal cavities Video – 5 th Element

6. Articulation The way our mouths form words Articluators – tongue, teeth, jaw, hard and soft palate, and lips Video 1- Speech, Voice, Fluency Video 2 - Wabbits Video 3-Art of speech

7.  List, Define, and Describe the Steps of Vocal Production in your Speech Journal.

8.  What distinguishes listening from hearing?  The Four-step Process to Listening… Receiving Interpreting Evaluating Responding Recently, in many universities and speech texts, the elements have been revised or reffered to as a five- step process– Hearing, Attending, Understanding, Responding, and Remembering.

9.  Hearing is only the first step!  This is the physical parts, hearing with your ears and seeing with your eyes.

10.  Thinking process… Influences… Previous Experiences Background Knowledge

11.  Thinking process Make Connections Gain Understanding Make decisions on understanding Have enough information Need more information

12.  Verbal and or Nonverbal  Acknowledging message received and understood.  Listening Responses Questioning Paraphrasing Advising Judging Analyzing Supporting Prompting Video  Video Example 1 (etrade)  Video Example 2 (geico)

13.  Describe the listening process and include examples.

14.  Informative  Empathic  Critical  Creative Each type requires effort and awareness.

15.  Gathering information Examples: School (note-taking) Taking phone messages Recipes Directions Media – weather, politics, news Demonstrations (how to do something)

16.  Listening to another’s feelings. Listening to someone’s problems Sharing concern Showing sympathy Express caring

17.  Examining information  Choosing a side  Making a stand  Requires separating fact from opinion

18.  Using your imagination as you interpret the message.  Creating pictures in your mind (visuallizing) the message as you listen.

19.  Describe a scenario, an experience, for each of the four types of listening.

20.  Three major barriers to listening:  External Barriers  Speaker Barriers  Self-Barriers  Does not include hearing-impairments.

21.  Situations in the environment that keep you from paying careful attention to the speaker.  Distractions  Can you think of some examples?

22.  Characteristics of the speaker that interfere with listening.  Appearance, Mannerisms  Prejudices  Believability  Can you think of some examples?

23.  Personal attitudes or behaviors that interfere with listening.  Internal Distractions Thoughts Feelings Physical state  Lack of Knowledge  Personal Prejudices  Desire to Talk  Can you think of some examples?

24.  Watch this clip from the movie, “A Few Good Men” then discuss and describe in your journals, some barriers to good listening that are exhibited.

25.  Watch for nonverbal clues.  Try to see things from the speaker’s point of view.  Avoid Distractions.  Listen for the new and unusual.  Listen for repetition.  Get prepared.  Respond (appropriately) to speaker.  Apply the ideas to yourself.  Listen for structure.  Review and preview points.

26.  How will you apply the guidelines of good listening in your life.

27.  Pages 68-69  Think about it - #1-5  Put it in writing - #1