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