LISTENING WHEN YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE

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When you’re an audience member, listening not only helps you retain the speaker’s message but also enables you to provide the speaker with an informed speech critique—written or oral feedback offered after a presentation. Critiquing is an essential component of public speaking classes because it helps speakers learn from their experiences. Your instructor will likely specify what you should cover in a critique. The following can give you additional guidance:

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