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Improving Communication Skills
Contributed by: Shawki
  • 1. The best communication style is very much dependent upon --------------.
A) none of the above
B) other factors
C) situational factors
D) environmental factors
  • 2. Communication is a -----------.
A) one-way process
B) none of the above
C) two-way process
D) multiple 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) information overload
B) verbal and written exchange
C) backgrounds and prior experience
D) physical environment
  • 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) opening up about their feelings and opinions
C) providing a great deal of feedback
D) being self-centred
  • 9. Self bargaining communicators create ----------------
A) an actualizing situation
B) a "blind spot" situation
C) an "unknown" situation
D) a protective situation
  • 10. "Blind Spot" situations can be common if the dominant communication style is --------------
A) self-exposing
B) self-bargaining
C) self-protective
D) self-actualization
  • 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) interpersonal relations problems
C) low attention
D) listening problems
  • 13. Using jargon free language makes it easier for ----------------
A) the sender to communicate
B) the recipient to understand the message
C) the communicators to listen
D) respecting "personal space"
  • 14. Interpersonal skills such as talking, writing and presenting are -------------
A) vital in today's competitive business
B) not easy to learn
C) hard to develop
D) unnecessary
  • 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) emotional
B) practical
C) informative
D) passionate
  • 17. -------------- can bypass personal differences and open up possibilities.
A) team skills
B) communication skills
C) presentation skills
D) conflict resolution skills
  • 18. Conflict resolution skills assist in building trust and ------------
A) creating competition
B) creating a more positive work environment
C) creating adversaries
D) creating tense situations
  • 19. Negotiation skills and development of options and -------------- are tools used for conflict resolution.
A) opening up
B) creative work
C) filing
D) broadening perspectives
  • 20. ------------- is the basis of all communication.
A) Organizational communication
B) Emotional Communication
C) Personal communication
D) Conflict Resolution
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