The following web sites will help you with effective listening techniques.

Effective Listening- Some important points about listening from the College of St. Benedict-Saint John's University

http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/eff-list.html

A System of Effective Listening and Notetaking- An article written to help student listen better and take better notes.

http://slc.berkeley.edu/calren/listening1.html

Learning by Listening- A short article describing listening techniques

http://slc.berkeley.edu/calren/listening2.html