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