Improving Communication Skills
  • 1. The best communication style is very much dependent upon --------------.
A) other factors
B) none of the above
C) environmental factors
D) situational factors
  • 2. Communication is a -----------.
A) multiple process
B) two-way process
C) one-way process
D) none of the above
  • 3. When conflict occurs in a team it is often helpful to draw up a table with the three headings: Who, Needs and -----------.
A) Where
B) What
C) Fears
D) When
  • 4. Conflict resolution can help to open up new possibilities and ------------.
A) improve customer relations
B) increase differences
C) bypass personal differences
D) waste a great deal of time
  • 5. Individuals interpret the world based on their -----------
A) information overload
B) physical environment
C) verbal and written exchange
D) backgrounds and prior experience
  • 6. People with a self exposing communication style give -------------
A) little feedback to the recipient
B) a lot of feedback
C) some feedback
D) wrong feedback
  • 7. A -------------- communication style should be the standard in most communication situations.
A) self bargaining
B) self exposing
C) self protective
D) self actualisation
  • 8. Self protective communicators can improve their communication style by -------------
A) listening more
B) being self-centred
C) providing a great deal of feedback
D) opening up about their feelings and opinions
  • 9. Self bargaining communicators create ----------------
A) a protective situation
B) an "unknown" situation
C) a "blind spot" situation
D) an actualizing situation
  • 10. "Blind Spot" situations can be common if the dominant communication style is --------------
A) self-bargaining
B) self-exposing
C) self-protective
D) self-actualization
  • 11. To become a better communicator you need to understand the recipient and -------------
A) give a lot of information
B) conduct meetings
C) listen carefully
D) select the appropriate communication style
  • 12. Making sure that the recipient has understood the message can help reduce --------------
A) interpersonal relations problems
B) eye contact
C) listening problems
D) low attention
  • 13. Using jargon free language makes it easier for ----------------
A) the communicators to listen
B) the sender to communicate
C) the recipient to understand the message
D) respecting "personal space"
  • 14. Interpersonal skills such as talking, writing and presenting are -------------
A) not easy to learn
B) vital in today's competitive business
C) hard to develop
D) unnecessary
  • 15. Having a good set of presentation skills can have --------------
A) individual benefits
B) limited benefits
C) individual and organisational benefits
D) organisational benefits
  • 16. Being ------------ about the topic can improve your presentation skills.
A) practical
B) informative
C) passionate
D) emotional
  • 17. -------------- can bypass personal differences and open up possibilities.
A) team skills
B) conflict resolution skills
C) presentation skills
D) communication skills
  • 18. Conflict resolution skills assist in building trust and ------------
A) creating tense situations
B) creating a more positive work environment
C) creating adversaries
D) creating competition
  • 19. Negotiation skills and development of options and -------------- are tools used for conflict resolution.
A) creative work
B) filing
C) opening up
D) broadening perspectives
  • 20. ------------- is the basis of all communication.
A) Personal communication
B) Organizational communication
C) Emotional Communication
D) Conflict Resolution
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