Exam 8: A: Participating in Organizations: Developing Critical Organizational Communication Competencies

Persuasive presentations are aimed at helping the organization make decisions.

Organizational and individual problem solving reflect cultural values.

During organizational presentations,the ability to respond to questions is almost as important as the formal presentation.

Interviewers should only ask for previously planned information,not any additional information that the respondent might give,in order to maintain integrity in data gathering.

The very activity of organizing can be described as synonymous with the decision-making process.

A task barrier to problem solving would be an inadequate description of the problem.

Decision making and problem solving are essentially communication processes.

Public presentations are usually more spontaneous than organizational presentations.

The consensus method for group problem solving and decision making is rare and may take more time than the other methods unless considerable agreement existed at the beginning of the process.

In on-going organizational relationships,a presenter needs to focus on a presenter versus audience rather than a "we" relationship with the audience.

Selection of material for a presentation depends only on the assignment at hand,not the analysis of the audience.

The Standard Agenda can apply to both individuals and groups.

Since societies "train" members to accept and adhere to particular values,organizational culture is an important consideration for effective decision making and problem solving.

Presentations frequently result from problem-solving and decision-making processes.

GDSS systems,cellular phones,pagers,and desk-top publishing are all examples of computer-mediated communication and information systems.

Your first communication with an interviewer begins when you first speak.

Educational presentations transmit information from one member to another.

Effective organizational presenters learn that it only takes accuracy for effective communication of information.

Although similar to educational presentations,informational presentations are focused on teaching the audience new information.

Demonstrating that we have examined various alternatives and not just the ones we are recommending enhances our credibility.