You picked up the difference in tone of how the speaker said the sentence.
Discriminative Listening
You did not understand what your foreign friend said but you understand that it is positive because s/he is smiling.
Discriminative Listening
You took note of the transitional devices used and deduced that your friend is telling you a story (s/he uses the transitional devices first, then, after that, etc.).
Comprehensive Listening
You are listening intently to learn the topic as discussed by the teacher.
Informational Listening
The type of listening you apply when you participate in a live webinar.
Informational Listening
Your teacher asked you to analyze a video of a speech for the style and techniques used.
Critical Listening
You are listening to your friend’s rants regarding her boyfriend – how he makes her feel most of the time.
Sympathetic Listening
You weep as the speaker shares a very heart-warming story regarding a similar experience that you have also undergone.
Therapeutic or Emphatic Listening
You identified the meaning of the utterance made by the speaker by piecing together information from his/her sentences.
Comprehensive Listening
You are listening to the speaker because you want your ideas to be affirmed, whether it is true or not is out of the question for you.
Biased Listening
