University of Florida
School of Music

Successful Listening

• Relax
  

• Look at the speaker
  

• Quiet your mind
  

• Have prior knowledge
  

• Keep focused
  

• Look at the speaker
  

• Generate interest in topic
  

• Show interest
  

• Adjust to distractions
  

• Listen to concepts and major ideas instead of facts
  

• Listen carefully
  

• Listen to the entire message