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Art of listening and speaking

— Photo: M. Moorthy

eager minds: Resource person V. Parkavi guiding a class session on Monday.

TIRUCHI: Speaking is an efficient tool when words are uttered with prudence. Keeping mum can put off people as much as constant jabber. For those who find it hard to stop their conversation and listen to others or for those students whose knees turn jelly at the mention of public speaking, The Hindu’s NIE helped learn the magic key to effective communication.

At ARK Vidyajothi Vikas Matriculation Higher Secondary School, the recent ‘recap and application’ session in ‘Listening and speaking skills’ taught the students the nuances of delivering the ideas with clarity and listening with focus.

“Active listeners are those who have a control over their thoughts,” resource person V. Parkavi told the students of class VI. The first module, ‘Learn to listen,’ had the students engaged in noting down the noises they hear.

Ms. Parkavi asked the students to draw a picture of their choice, even as she called for four volunteers to secretly take note of the noises around them. When the students were through with their drawings, she questioned them on the noises they heard. Invariably, the volunteers who acted as noise detectors had a longer list. “That’s because we fail to notice subtle noises around us when we are engrossed. Listening requires an alert mind,” she told the students.

The students were retold the 10 effective ways to listen to a lecture. Analysing the points, taking rapid note of the speech, understanding the concept, ignoring the distraction and conditioning oneself could help them commit the lessons to memory.

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