Question

We speak at a rate of about 150 words per minute, but we can hear at a rate of about 1,000 words per minute. Using online research, briefly summarize what we traditionally do with this extra time and explain how this presents a challenge to effective communication.

Answer 1

We speak at a rate of about 150 words per minute, but we can hear at a rate of about 1,000 words per minute. After doing some online research I found an article in DWM™ Magazine by Dave Molenda about this.  

He briefly summarizes what we traditionally do with this extra time. First, because our minds wander while listening.We have a tendency to think about other things that are more interesting or more important to us. Second, our eyes wander. We start start to look at other things for stimulation and lose concentration. This presents a challenge to effective communication because if we were to give full attention to the person who is talking to us  we would profit from a much faster more and efficient communication as our brains would be able to process the total amount of words heard.