Content-Oriented Content-Oriented ListeningListening

Types of Listening StylesTypes of Listening Styles

People-OrientedPeople-Oriented Action-OrientedAction-Oriented Content-OrientedContent-Oriented Time-OrientedTime-Oriented

Content-Oriented Content-Oriented Listening StyleListening Style

A listening style in which the listener A listening style in which the listener hears details and analyzes and hears details and analyzes and evaluates what is being said.evaluates what is being said.

CharacteristicsCharacteristics of of Content-Oriented ListenersContent-Oriented Listeners

EvaluatorsEvaluators Hear details and analyze an issue Hear details and analyze an issue

from a variety of perspectivesfrom a variety of perspectives Focus on facts and evidence Focus on facts and evidence Very good at evaluating complex Very good at evaluating complex

issuesissues Prefer to listen to experts and other Prefer to listen to experts and other

credible sources of informationcredible sources of information

CharacteristicsCharacteristics of of Content-Oriented Listeners Content-Oriented Listeners

Cont.Cont. Enjoy ideas for their own sake and are Enjoy ideas for their own sake and are

willing to spend time exploring them willing to spend time exploring them thoroughlythoroughly

Use a time consuming approachUse a time consuming approach May get lost in details May get lost in details Focus on issues and arguments and Focus on issues and arguments and

listen to see whether a conclusion that a listen to see whether a conclusion that a speaker reaches is accurate or crediblespeaker reaches is accurate or credible

Enjoy lengthy meetingsEnjoy lengthy meetings

Suitable Jobs for Suitable Jobs for Content-Oriented Content-Oriented

ListenersListeners JudgesJudges LawyersLawyers DetectivesDetectives Crime Scene InvestigatorsCrime Scene Investigators PsychologistsPsychologists

Why Why

All of these jobs require gathering All of these jobs require gathering facts and evidence.facts and evidence.

Focus on details and analyze the Focus on details and analyze the materialmaterial

Works CitedWorks Cited

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