Listening

Term explanation  •  Category Communication

Definition and meaning

Listening is a very important part of communication. To be good in communication you need to be a good listener. That doesn't mean just hearing what the other person is saying. But you need to listen active, engage your mind and intently focus on what your talking partner is saying.

SlideLizard

With SlideLizard, your participants can take notes during a presentation, which remain linked to the slides. Moreover, your audience can mark the most important slides. At the end, the audience will receive everything via email.

Learn more



Other glossary terms

Classroom Communication System (CCS)

A Classroom Communication System allows students and teachers to communicate efficently online. It improves students' engagement as they are animated to ask questions, give feedback and take notes. There are various companies that offer CCS solutions.

Learn more

Web-Based-Training (WBT)

Web-Based-Training (WBT) is an older term for learnmethods that can be accessed over the internet.

Learn more

.pps file extension

A .pps file is a slide show. They are similiar to .ppt files but they open as a slide show if you double-klick them. They later got replaced by .ppsx files.

Learn more

Break-out-Room

In live online training, it is sometimes useful to divide the students into small groups for certain exercises, as it would be impossible to have conversations at the same time. Break-out-rooms are used so that people can talk to each other without disturbing the others. When the exercise is over, they are sent back to the main room.

Learn more






Top blog articles
More posts

Compress PowerPoint to reduce the file size

How to highlight image area in PowerPoint

SlideLizard Live Polls

Get started with Live Polls, Q&A and slides

for your PowerPoint Presentations

Pimp my PPT

Be the first to know!

The latest SlideLizard news, articles, and resources,
sent straight to your inbox.

- or follow us on -