When you are listening to a presentation and the speaker uses a word or phrase that is unfamiliar to you this may confuse you and cause you to have a hard time listening to the rest of the presentation. This obstacle to listening is called:

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Semantic distraction occurs when the listener is confused by the speaker's language or vocabulary, making it difficult to focus on the message being conveyed.

When You Are Listening to a Presentation and the Speaker