Becoming a competent communicator involves perception checking. Explain the three steps involved in perception checking, using an example to demonstrate your response.
What will be an ideal response?
- Describe the observed behavior.
- Think of at least two interpretations of the behavior-inferences.
- Finally, verify your interpretation. This would immediately clarify any possible misunderstandings.
- Student examples will vary.
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a. expressiveness/privacy. b. autonomy/connection. c. change/predictability. d. absence/presence.
What are the stages of Coombs’ crisis communication model?
a. signal detection -> damage containment -> recovery b. prodromal -> acute -> chronic -> resolution c. potential crisis -> current crisis -> crisis dormancy d. precrisis -> crisis impact -> crisis recovery
According to your textbook, the speaking outline
A. is used to jog a speaker's memory during the speech. B. is created from the titles of a speaker's PowerPoint slides. C. includes a full bibliography. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both is used to jog a speaker's memory during the speech and includes a full bibliography.
Which of the following is a strategy you can maintain face?
What will be an ideal response?