Identify the five barriers to effective listening and provide an example of each
What will be an ideal response?
Physical, physiological, psychological, factual, and semantic.
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Sam, a PR professional, has pitched a story to Anita, a reporter with a local news station. Sam and Anita have never worked together. Which of the following actions would help Sam form a professional relationship with Anita and obtain the news coverage he wants?
a. giving Anita an outline of the story to save her time and effort b. sending Anita the names of experts for background information c. providing Anita with feedback on her overall reporting style d. emailing Anita regularly to check on the progress of the story
Critical thinking abilities are one of the enduring concerns of the communication field.
a. True b. False
When determining how people seek to find out about things, which of the following ways reveals the meanings, relationships, and possibilities that go beyond the information from people's senses and looks at the big picture, trying to grasp the essential patterns?
A) value clarification B) sensing C) intuition D) testing hypotheses
The Dean of Students is introducing a new campus policy on alcohol use. After the presentation, he will respond to questions from students, local residents, and reporters. To prepare for this question-and-answer session, the Dean should
A. write out answers to potential questions. B. practice the delivery of his answers. C. ask his staff to anticipate potential questions. D. All the answers are correct. E. both ask his staff to anticipate potential questions and write out answers to potential questions.