Listening Presentation

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Listening Presentation

• Communication Skills

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Instructions

• This presentation will be completed by your table
  group.
• You will write and perform a skit, of two four
  people having a conversation.
• Skit should be 1 2 minutes long
• Skit must contain a communication error
• Missed information, incorrect response
• Skit must be APPROPRIATE.
• Any inappropriate / offensive material will earn
  an automatic ZERO.

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Instructions Cont.

• You will show the skit to the class
• You will then present a PowerPoint, answering the
  following prompt
• The error in communication is
• The barriers to communication in this skit are
• Three possible causes for the communication error
  are
• Three possible ways this error could have been
  avoided.
• Credits slide
• What each member of the group contributed.
• Who you were the skit

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Rules and Regulations

• Only one laptop in each group can be open during
  in class work.
• Whatever is not finished in class becomes
  homework.
• Reminder SKITS MUST BE APPROPRIATE
• Contains NO profanity
• Contains NO activity that could get one arrested.
  
• Contains NO vulgarity (images or themes that are
  displeasing, or offensive)

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Whos on First

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vTPeqqoVgUrAmodere
  latedsearch

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The Error

• This error is happening in the listening process.
  Each person is attaching a different meaning to
  the word Who
• The manager is saying Who as the name of the
  man on first.
• The fan is saying who as a question

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The Barriers

• Speaker Barrier neither speaker is encoding
  their message properly.
• Internal Barrier as the skit goes on each
  character gets more frustrated, blocking them
  from understanding.

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Causes

• The Speaker is not using clear, descriptive
  language.
• The Listener is not paraphrasing or clarifying
  well.
• The word Who is too vague.

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Solutions

• The Listener could ask
• I want to know the name of the man who is on
  first base. (Who) Did you ask me a question, or
  are you responding to mine?
• The Listener could ask
• Are you saying, that the man on firsts name is
  Who. He is named Who?
• Speaker could say
• The Man who is on first is named Who.
• W-H-O is his name.

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Credits

• Ms. Watkins
• Found media
• And designed slides
• Media
• www.youtube.com

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The END
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Scoring Guide

• Appropriate Material Used 10 pts
• Every group member spoke 10 pts
• Each prompt fully answered 10 pts
• Audience Participation 5 pts
• TOTAL 35 points