Exam 2: Adapting Your Message to Your Audience

________ characteristics are measurable features that can be counted objectively, such as age, sex, race, education level, and income.

According to Myers-Briggs, the personality type most likely to talk rather than write when communicating is

Which of the following questions is among those that can help you to analyze an organization's culture?

A gatekeeper has no power to keep your message from getting to the primary audience.

One way to remind readers of information in a tactful way is to preface statements with "As you may know."

In general, age is a very important demographic factor to consider in your audience for communication.

There is no need to adapt a message to an audience-humans by nature are adaptable and will find a way to understand your message.

Demographic characteristics include attitudes about politics and religion.

Unlike extraverts, introverts are more likely to make decisions based on the impact on people.

Noise helps the receiver to decode a message.

According to Myers-Briggs, the personality type most likely to seek harmony is

It's perfectly acceptable to criticize your boss the way you would a friend or sibling; after all, it's more honest.

PAIBOC is useful in audience analysis.

Empathy is crucial to good audience analysis.

Psychographic characteristics are qualitative, meaning that they reflect such factors as values and beliefs.

A reader of your document can be part of your primary audience and part of your initial audience.