... lecture and to otherstudents, putting togetherwhat you hear with whatyou know about the subject, and getting ready to volunteer or be calledupon to speak. It soundslike a lot of work, butgetting ... while they’relistening distracts them from what they’re hearing. To test this, try bothversions of the practice tip at the end of this chapter. Listen to a talk showwithout taking notes, then, ... teacher has to say than what their fellow students think, orbecause they just don’t want to speak in class. (To get the most from this chapter, you may wish to reviewChapter 3,“Looking and Listening,”...