A teacher watched the debate between Ren and Polina. Read the description of what he saw.Ren concentrated intensely on his notepad, furiously writing notes as Polina presented her negative claim.

Ren is so focused on writing that he is looking down instead of showing Polina that he is listening. A listener should maintain eye contact rather than keep their eyes on a notepad the entire time. So the best advice is, “Don’t look down the entire time the other person is speaking.”

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