Attending

Examples of Attending in the following topics:

• The Receiving Stage

  • The first stage of the listening process is the receiving stage, which involves hearing and attending.
  • The first stage of the listening process is the receiving stage, which involves hearing and attending.
  • Paired with hearing, attending is the other half of the receiving stage in the listening process.
  • Attending is the process of accurately identifying and interpreting particular sounds we hear as words.
  • Attending also involves being able to discern human speech, also known as "speech segmentation. "1 Identifying auditory stimuli as speech but not being able to break those speech sounds down into sentences and words would be a failure of the listening process.

• Types of Material in a Library

  • However, many of the best databases are subscription based, so unless you work for a company that has a subscription or attend a university with one, the only practical (and affordable) place to get access is in the library.

• Ways of Thinking About Language

  • In thinking very specifically about the groups and types of people attending your speech, you can more finely tailor the language of your speech.

• Group Membership

  • For example, when you are attending a university you are part of a secondary group at a student activity; while at the university you may form friendships or relationships that will last a lifetime, which would be a primary group .

• Gender

  • For example, the words fireman, stewardess, and, arguably, chairman, are gender specific; the corresponding gender neutral terms are firefighter, flight attendant and chairperson (or chair).

• Finding Materials on the Internet

  • Internet information, particularly of a certain quality or standard, can be organized in other ways besides word choice and prominence (as attended by global search engines).

• Learning How to Speak Publicly

  • If reading a book or attending a class still seems too formal for you, there are plenty of other ways to learn about speaking in public.

• Responsibilities in Group Work

  • Accountability means not only being accountable for the physical work that a group member must deliver, but also attendance to group meetings, conduct, and behavior towards other group members, etc.

• Movement and Gesture

  • If you are troubled by your gestures, or a lack of gestures, attend to the cause, not the effect.

• External Benefits: Influence the World Around You

  • With the invention of radio and television, listeners who could not attend in person were still influenced by the words of the speaker.