Strategies for Developing Listening Skills

1. Let the speaker know that you are not following.

2. Ask for repetition.

3. Ask your conversational partner to slow down.

4. Seek clarification.

5. Rephrase.

6. Repeat.

7. Pay attention to intonation and tone of voice.

8. Use visual clues.

9. Use your background knowledge.

10. Use your information for the segment itself.

11. Determine the situation in the segment.

12. Listen to familiar elements.

13. Listen to repeated words and phrases.

14. Learn to recognize proper names.

15. Concentrate on familiar elements.

16. Keep listening.