Before writing an essay make a small research and form a plan which should be built like this : 1) type of listening and its description 2) another one 3) one more 4) comparison including all of them 5) conclusion based on previous information.
You have to describe : Informational Listening which occurs when you need to focus on lerning
Critical Listening in order to enable analitical thinking
Therapeutic or Empathetic Listening - listening to understand emotions.
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