Use information listening when you only want to take in new facts, not judge or reply yet. Try: I'll use information listening in this briefing so I can get the facts first.
It's not exclusive; if the exchange shifts from briefing to debate, that doesn't mean your first choice was wrong. You can move to another listening mode mid-conversation as the goal changes.
Use information listening when your only goal is to take in and remember new information, not judge it or reply. You're not picking apart the claims or planning your answer; you just want to grasp and keep what's being said. Try: I'll use information listening in this training session so I can understand how the new system works.
You're in a lecture or a workshop and the speaker is teaching you something you'll need later. The tutor explained the safety rules, so I just listened for the facts. The condition is simple: the content is there to learn, not to debate.
You're watching an instructional video or a news broadcast to absorb what's reported. I listened to the briefing to catch the key figures. Your aim is knowledge and retention, so you don't need to respond or evaluate yet.
One contrasting situation: a colleague pitches an idea and asks whether you agree. Now you're judging and replying, so information listening doesn't fit the moment. You'd shift to a mode built for evaluation instead.
The condition isn't exclusive, and you can change mode mid-conversation. If a briefing turns into a debate halfway through, that doesn't mean information listening was wrong at the start. You can take in the facts first, then switch as the goal shifts.
If you're troubleshooting a technical issue or choosing an IT product, one source frames this listening type as especially useful for IT professionals. It's unclear whether that technical framing generalizes beyond IT work, so treat it as one reported context, not a rule.