In this article, we would be discussing one another type of listening – Appreciative Listening. So what exactly is Appreciative Listening and what are examples of Appreciative listening.
Appreciative Listening is a way of listening where someone enthusiastically searches for the auditory information that a person personally appreciates or likes.
Examples of Appreciative Listening
In this type of listening, a person appreciates others for achieving the goal of meeting the need. For instance, people use appreciative listening while listening to good music, meditation, seminars, poetry, audiobooks, and listening to a speech.
This is based on specific auditory information that is valued and differs from person to person. Human perception has a lot of impact on Appreciative Listening. For Example, some people love opera but some don’t. Some people like dramatic movies or music and some don’t. So a person’s perception can change a lot and this impacts the opinions as well.
In simple words, people can involve themselves in appreciative listening because they enjoy it. Although, it will not ask for any sort of focus, and temporarily get absorbed in the moment of listening.
There is a big difference between appreciative listening and only hearing or nodding as they create social listening visions, ideas and also reactions formed based on a person’s perception.
So we can say that, in appreciative listening, a result is based on the listener’s reaction and not on the source of the sound.
There are 3 major factors that impact Appreciative Listening are:
- Presentation
- Perception
- Past Experiences
These factors will help in absorbing auditory information and differ based on the perception of the people. For instance, a person is sending a good note to another person for a song “this is a really good song”. Now appreciative listening becomes very subjective as the person who received the message might like it or not. This liking depends on his/her past experiences, their choice of songs, and their perception.
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