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Sue Beatt

People Solutions (Scotland) Ltd

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Listening exercise

A listening exercise using a gender-neutral story to demonstrate how personal filters affect perception and comprehension. The post seeks similar activities that reveal gaps between what people hear and what they actually understand based on their own biases.
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Hi all

Happy New Year to you all. Hope you all had a good festive season.

I used to do a listening exercise which consisted of a 'story' that was read out and then delegates were asked true/false questions about it, the answers to which highlighted people's own perceptions/filters. (E.g. the name of the person in the story was gender neutral and one of the questions/statements was about whether they were male or female).

I can't seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone have something similar I could use that demonstrates how people's own filters affect their understanding/what they think they hear?

Thanks in advance

Sue

Hi all

Happy New Year to you all. Hope you all had a good festive season.

I used to do a listening exercise which consisted of a 'story' that was read out and then delegates were asked true/false questions about it, the answers to which highlighted people's own perceptions/filters. (E.g. the name of the person in the story was gender neutral and one of the questions/statements was about whether they were male or female).

I can't seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone have something similar I could use that demonstrates how people's own filters affect their understanding/what they think they hear?

Thanks in advance

Sue

2 Responses

  1. Goldilocks

    Sue, 

    It sounds like the Goldilocks story that we use for listening skills. There is a short story that is read and then a number of True or False questions which are asked, which highlight listening and assumptions. 

    If you would like to DM me your emial address I can send it over. 

    Scott 

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