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Practice Tips Listen to a Radio Talk Show. Check radio listings in your newspaper to find a program that interests you. Get ready by writing out what you expect the program to be about. Then write down questions you expect the program to answer. • If you learn best by hearing: Focus on hearing the program. As soon as it’s over, write down or draw a comic strip of what it was about. • If you learn best by seeing: Take notes or draw as you listen. If other questions come to mind, write them down. Write or draw a summary of the talk. Include in your reflections: • Which of your questions were answered? • What helped you focus on the talk? • What helped you write your reflections? Try It in a Phone Conversation. The next time you’re talking on the telephone, write down what the other person is saying. How did that help you remember later on what the person said? GETTING THE MOST FROM A LECTURE 101 . the most out of the course. HOW TO STUDY 1 04 Classes where professors encourage students to engage in discus- sion have many advantages over straight lecture courses. If you’re one of those people. questions and offering comments. Taking careful and fre- quent notes will give you something to see—and re -reading them will help you recall the class. Remember, about half of everybody GETTING THE. together what you hear with what you know about the subject, and getting ready to volunteer or be called upon to speak. It sounds like a lot of work, but getting involved is actually quite enjoyable