Taking a strategic approach to conflict management, what are three things you should do before initiating a discussion?

What will be an ideal response?


Students should include three of the following:
You should know what you want to occur as a result of the interaction. You should decide if the issue is worth confronting (or worth confronting right now). It is important to try to understand what the other party's goals might be. You should think about when and where the conversation should take place and what tactics you believe will be most effective.

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During his presentation, Ron said, "The following membership increases occurred in the East, South, West, and Central regions…." What type of organizational pattern is Ron using?

a) Reason giving b) Time arrangement c) Space arrangement d) Problem-solution e) Compare-contrast

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How does agenda setting operate in contemporary mass media?

What will be an ideal response?

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You take a trip to Switzerland, and assuming they speak English you engage in communication with locals. What would you expect to happen?

a. They will understand your conversation because little is determined by context. b. They will not understand you because although they speak English theirs is shaped by their culture. c. They will not understand you because they do not use reasoning to communicate. d. They will understand you because their understanding resides in their physical environment.

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