Taught "Listening Skills" classes at my company for many years. Hardest class to teach advanced professional scientists, programmers, and engineers, I found.
Along with "Logic" classes in college, this is a skill that is no longer taught, OBVIOUSLY, given the state of this country right now.
We also used to teach Civics in High School, and it had a large unit on Propaganda. Evidently not being taught any more, either.
As for audio skills, I encountered both the "measuring" gurus and the "musician" experts when I had my shop. Both had value, but final decisions by customers were often made by brand name and/or "friendly" competition between colleagues. Either way, it was a sale for me.
Cheers!
Along with "Logic" classes in college, this is a skill that is no longer taught, OBVIOUSLY, given the state of this country right now.
We also used to teach Civics in High School, and it had a large unit on Propaganda. Evidently not being taught any more, either.
As for audio skills, I encountered both the "measuring" gurus and the "musician" experts when I had my shop. Both had value, but final decisions by customers were often made by brand name and/or "friendly" competition between colleagues. Either way, it was a sale for me.
Cheers!