{"id":55431,"date":"2016-12-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/?p=55431"},"modified":"2016-11-03T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T08:46:16","slug":"4-ways-improve-listening-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/archives\/55431","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff6600;\">Do you find listening a pain in the neck? Do you struggle to understand what foreigners are saying? Then follow our tips to improve your listening skills!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55439\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/vt-blog\/www\/2016\/11\/bd4d94f8-4-ways-to-improve-your-listening-skills.png\" alt=\"4 Ways To Improve Your Listening Skills\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bd4d94f8-4-ways-to-improve-your-listening-skills.png 560w, https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bd4d94f8-4-ways-to-improve-your-listening-skills-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engvid.com\">EngVid<\/a> is here to teach you four useful ways to improve your listening skills. Check out the\u00a0video below and find out how!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/2417\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>1. Don\u2019t think, just listen<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>\u201cYou can\u2019t understand two conversations at once.&#8221;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus entirely on listening while you are engaged in a conversation. Don\u2019t think about what you should reply or get distracted by other thoughts. It will take time to master the skills of concentrating only on listening, but that way you\u2019ll be able to pick up the messages they\u2019re attempting to convey quickly and accurately.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">2. Ask questions<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>\u201cEngage to be engaged\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are totally engaged in asking questions, your curiosity level will rise and you will become more focused on the conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attention: Your questions must be relevant. That way it will be easier for you to recall and link the different parts of the conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listening to the same topic for a long period of time can be tiresome. Other than that, it will become harder and harder to receive new messages coming in while still trying to remember the old ones. You will definitely miss some information. So how do we solve this problem? By asking relevant questions! Asking questions is a good method to divide information into chunks and help our brain absorb the important facts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try asking more questions next time! The video below will teach you how to ask questions at ease!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/2851\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">3.\u00a0Practice your listening skills at home<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James suggests students watch movies to improve their listening skills. And here are some suggested techniques:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b> Turn off the subtitles!<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people might find this weird. Without the subtitles, how can we understand the video? However, disabling the subtitles can help us focus purely on listening, and thus improve.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b> Focus on 2-3 sentences at a time<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Segment the video into groups of 2-3 sentences and repeat them until you understand. Newbies may have to repeat them up to ten times. But over time, decrease the number of times to 2-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b> Write out what you hear<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from understanding, you must also write down what you hear. Then turn on the subtitles to check your writing. You will discover what you left out and what you heard wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b> Read your mistakes aloud<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading aloud is a great way to help you memorize your mistakes and not to do them again!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b> Play it again without subtitles, then with subtitles<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you went through all the stepts above, you will realize that even without subtitles, you\u2019ll be able to understand the entire video clearly. Before you finish, remember to turn on the subtitles and play it again to get the full and correct content!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b> Close your eyes<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human beings are really interesting. When we lose one sense \u2014 hearing, taste, vision, or touch \u2014, the other ones seem to improve. So when you close your eyes, it allows you to listen better or to focus more, so you can pick up more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b> Go from easy to hard<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, James provided a useful learning method. When we first start learning, we should begin with kids programs, then move on to TV shows, action movies, dramas, and lastly, dark comedies. From easy to hard. This can help us improve easily and effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Try it yourself!<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try applying the methods to the video below! This is from the TV series \u201cFriends\u201d. Many English teachers use clips from this show in their lessons. I personally enjoy them very much! Check it out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/19225\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James also reminded us that when obtaining information, we should start by getting the times, dates, numbers, names, and addresses. Additionally, when you hear the words <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">never<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">always<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it means that the person is attempting to convey important messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice hard and you\u2019ll find yourself improving in no time!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Advanced Quiz<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where can I test my knowledge of the video? Have I remembered all the vocabulary yet? Try out VoiceTube\u2019s special feature, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/challenges\">Listening Quiz<\/a>, and find out how much you learned!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Author: Eddie Hsu<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translation: Colleen Jao<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you find listening a pain in the neck? Do you struggle to understand what foreigners are saying? 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