If a listener is only preparing a reply and is not listening carefully to the speaker, which skill is lacking?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Active listening
Active listening requires attention to the speaker’s complete message before forming a response. A listener who is busy planning a reply may miss facts, feelings, or the actual question. Feedback is the response given after understanding, but the problem described occurs before that stage. It is therefore specifically a lack of active listening.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Active listening
Why is this the correct answer?
Active listening requires attention to the speaker’s complete message before forming a response. A listener who is busy planning a reply may miss facts, feelings, or the actual question. Feedback is the response given after understanding, but the problem described occurs before that stage. It is therefore specifically a lack of active listening.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Artificial Intelligence question. Chapter: Communication Skills-I. Topic: Perspectives in communication and barriers.
