open-minded
(adjective)
Willing to consider new and different ideas or opinions.
Examples of open-minded in the following topics:
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Be an Open-Minded Listener: Suspend Judgment and Exercise Empathy
- Open-minded listening requires empathy and a suspension of judgment on the part of the listener.
- Though Kate was annoyed that Jackson had left the car windows open in the rain, after listening to his explanation with an open mind, she understood that he'd been under a lot of stress at work lately and that he was sorry for the mishap.
- Someone who listens with an open mind is willing to be influenced by what he or she hears.
- People who listen with an open mind avoid anticipating what they think their conversational partners are going to say.
- Come to the presentation with a mind like a blank slate.
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Techniques for Accepting Criticism
- When receiving criticism try to be: accepting, open-minded, and willing to seek clarity.
- Be open-minded to the fact that others may see something that you do not.
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Culture
- Because of this, an open-minded listener will work hard to focus on what the speaker is actually saying regardless of how they're saying it.
- Maintaining this kind of cultural sensitivity requires some basics of open-minded listening: suspending judgment and employing empathy whenever possible.
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Rules to Follow When Listening
- It's important to come to the presentation with an open mind—that is, to at least listen with respect and courtesy to ideas that may be in conflict with your own personal beliefs and values.
- Again, if you expect others to be open and receptive to your ideas, you must extend that same courtesy to others.
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Learning How to Speak Publicly
- Keep in mind that the best way to improve your public speaking ability is to practice.
- However you choose to learn about public speaking, go in with an open mind and an eagerness to learn, and you'll be able to get the most out of your curriculum, however it's constructed or delivered!
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Other Presentation Software Options
- Microsoft PowerPoint dominates the presentation software market, but other options include Mind Maps, SlideRocket, and Prezi.
- Mind Maps You can use mind maps to plan and modify your presentation.
- Mind Maps break away from the linear format of PowerPoint by using graphic symbols to show connections between different ideas, allowing the presenter to show a top level map and then drill down to show details for different connecting ideas.
- You can summarize the sub points and then go back to the main, top-level mind map to show the connection to the whole.
- The free service includes it own presentation software that can be exported in open office format as well as Microsoft Office.
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Interview Preparation
- Keep in mind timing and pacing during the interview.
- As an interviewer, you may use open-ended and close-ended questions.
- Open-ended questions are those that are open to interpretation and experience.
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Best Practices in Public Speaking
- When writing the speech, keep the purpose of your words in mind.
- In terms of visual elements, maintaining eye contact and keeping an open posture can help you build a relationship with the audience.
- As such, you should always keep the audience in mind both before and during your time on stage.
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Components of a Speech: Main Points, Introduction, Conclusion, and Transitions
- Listening to a speaker is inherently different from reading a page, and public speakers should keep that difference in mind as they prepare their work.
- Open with a detailed map of your speech--giving good directions in the beginning will save your audience from getting lost along the way.
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Movement and Gesture
- If you are having difficulty focusing while speaking you might consider mind-body exercises which combine body movement with mental focus and controlled breathing.
- A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages such as the open gesture of Desmond Tutu .
- Desmond Tutu gestures with his hands wide apart in an open body position.