| In class, notice what is going
on, keep track of what you are thinking. Are you only listening
to the instructor?
Most people talk at about 300 to 400 words a minute; newscasters
are a little faster at 500 wpm. We can listen at 600 - 700
words a minute and still understand what is being said.
For fun try speeding up a tape recording and listen to what
you understand. We think even faster than we listen, some
suggest at 2000 words per minute . . so we can think faster
than others speak and we hear. So what happens with all that
speed, well, we think non-class thoughts, yes, you could list
many things you think about, what we’re doing later,
what we’ve done before. plans, concerns, worries, etc.
How can we listen better? |
