Students listen to a lecture delivered by the instructor while employing the basic skills. Students summarize basic message in writing and explain points of agreement or disagreement.

As part of a psychology class product, students videotape discussions between themselves and their peers in varying settings: home, school, and work or formal settings. Students evaluate self and peers for listening skills and their significance in relationship building. Students create a guide for effective communication in different settings.

Students review listening skills: focus, eye contact, facial expressions, nodding, asking clarifying questions, etc. Students discuss good and bad examples of listening from their life experience.

Students are given topics from varying subject areas- music, sports, curriculum areas (math, science, social studies, art, foreign language, etc.), current events, pop culture, etc. Students develop a fact sheet about the a topic to share with the listener. The listener is to employ the listening skills and summarize the overall message at the end.