This style of listening is when you listen to something for sheer enjoyment. Appreciative listening occurs when listening to music or watching television. According to John Klein of Air University, there are three factors that influence the quality of appreciative listening: presentation, perception and previous experience. This means we are more likely to appreciate listening to something that we are familiar with, enjoy and that is well presented.
This style of listening occurs when we are communicating with others about personal issues. Listening in this style allows people to focus on the other person and find meaning in relationships. People who are skilled at empathetic listening may be able to understand what others feel through their words.
This listening style occurs when listeners try to find out what is going to be done, and more information about these actions. Those who are listening using this style will appreciate statements that are to the point. They also tend to seek out the action words and phrases. One downfall to this listening style is that listeners can often become impatient and overly focused with conclusions.
This style of listening occurs when a person is trying to extract important information from the things they hear. In a school setting, students often have to listen for comprehension when the professor is lecturing or giving notes to the class. Attending a conference or business meeting are other times when comprehensive listening is particularly important.
Discriminative listening is the listening style when a listener is most sensitive to what a speaker is saying with more than words. Using discriminative listening occurs when the listener is sensitive to changes in a speaker's voice, volume, pitch, emphasis and nonverbal cues. Someone who is sensitive to these cues let listeners accurately understand the speaker's message as well as the intentions behind it.