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