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I don’t know but I think I could. Only yesterday I had gone to my son’s school for a parent-teacher meet and before that we had to listen to the principle. Well, at the beginning I was getting very bored for fifteen twenty minutes but then I started getting involved about what she was saying. Her speech included child care, to parental guidance, to marital discord and its influence on the child, Swine Flu, exam fear and a lot of other things which were of interest to me. I never noticed when time flew and an hour has gone! I could have gone on listening to her for quite some time more if time permitted.

i can last listening to a lecture even more than 2 hours, if the speaker is funny or speaks in an interesting way. i tried that already and the lecture is about parenting. the lecture is not just he speaking but everybody was participating. everybody was involve with the lecture. so i guess the secret so that people will get to hear you istead of thinking when are you going to finish is to be funny and bubbly at the same time.

Listening, I would say, is the finest art still to be mastered by man. I think any layman will not be able to sit for so long listening to the speaker in front without getting restless even how interesting the topic might be. But it is different case if they have intervals and with few speakers taking charge of the mike. It can at least create an interesting atmosphere in the lecture room. Your answer will include unhesitantly those few who always have the interest and patience to hear you out, or to "sit up" and listen as they might truly appreciate your magnetic personality.

sure. if you can listen and watch an interesting movie for more than 2 hours, why not listen to an interesting lecture or speaker for more than 2 hours? it all depends on how interesting it is.

More than two hours? Some movies are longer than that and I have done so. It depends on the subject matter and if I am really into it or not. Didn't you send this one out once before? I have written an article about just this subject and here is the link: http://www.ehow.com/how_4697056_listen.html

Action speaks louder than words and thats what we all expect. Sitting through an interesting lecture for more haan 10 minutes can be a drab, so why think of hours?

hello krajibg, I don't think I can do that. Listening to the speaker for two hours is so boring even though what he is saying is interesting. I believe it is better and best if you can lessen that to 30 minutes, that will be so helpful to your audience for if you are really good speaker you can compress that into lesser time no matter what is the topic.

No! If a person can't compress what is interesting in a topic in an hour or less, I don't think he or she is a good speaker. I know I'm one of the people who said I would listen for as long as it is interesting but I think an hour is the limit.

I think it can be done if the speaker manages to keep the topic interesting enough for the audience not to lose focus. This could be accomplished with good public speaking skills and perhaps involving props or audience participation. In my opinion, we can all sit and listen for a long time if what we are hearing is appealing enough. I don’t think there is a time limit.

I don't know... I guess after two hours it would get redundant, but I think as long as they keep it fresh. I've sat through movies that were longer then 2 hours, and our church runs for 3 hours each Sunday. I've also read entire books in one sitting, which is kind of like listening to the same subject for more then two hours. However most of the time I find that short and sweet is much better. You don't want your audience to be thinking about the time rather than your message.

Hello my friend Rajib Ji, I remeber what I learnt in economics, 'LAW OF MARGINAL UTILITY' . As per that, a time comes, when person is saturated and takes break, but if topic is interested like people watch some movies after mid-night and never blink their eye-lids, so theoritically oit is possible to listen, provided topic is interesting. May God bless You and have a great time.

Yes, i think I can go listen to a speaker of more than 2 hours if he or she is able to handle the topic well and not boring. It has to be with tools and right presentation when discussing the topic so the listeners would be attentive. The speaker should also be interacting well with his or her listeners. Not just continuous talking but also call them and take part of the discussion, in that way it can be both lively and entertaining as well as being informative to help the listeners get exactly what the topic is. If someone just speak in front without even getting an eye contact nor smile to his or her audience and thus seems to talk so low and not powerful, I would be sleeping on that kind of seminar or so. Anyway, a lecturer should be most of all be prepared.

I didn't get in on the previous discussion on this matter. I will try to give you my honest opionion. It would only be fair to the speaker to stay and listen or even try to listen. I would put myself in that situtation. If someone got up and left during my speach, I would notice this immediatly and in return it would cause me to lose my thoughts. This would cause a big embarrassment to myself. We need to think about the speaker and what they would feel if someone walked out. Otherwords give the speaker some respect. Also look at this way, would you want to the attention drawn to you by leaving?