After reading, listening is the most difficult skill we can learn. Listening in class and paying attention when people are talking is crucial to success in school and in life. These are some tips to help you develop and get the most out of your listening skills.

Try to make a habit of always listening to what the teacher is saying during class. If you think you know what's going on, listen anyway. Repetitiveness is the most effective way to remember something, and you might learn something new or look at the subject from another angle. You can't listen if you're talking, so get used to staying quiet in class when appropriate. If you're having problems, try sitting further away from your friends or peers. It's almost impossible to listen attentively when you haven't gotten a good night's sleep, and you're ready to collapse on your desk. Make sure you get plenty of sleep, and if you start to slip, remember to drink lots of coffee.

Before your class, go over in your head what you think the class is going to be about. Some teachers will go over the schedule of the next class at the end of each day. Listening and paying attention is much easier if you know what to expect. You can also prepare to relate the information you're about to gather to the information discussed in the last class. If you tie everything together it can be much easier to remember. Make sure you know that to get good at something, remembering isn't enough. You have to fully understand your subject.

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