Deck 2: Communication Principles and Presentation Success

Question 1

David Murray, editor of the Journal of Employee Communication, defines communication as:

A) Getting what is in my head into your head
B) Transmission of information from a source to a recipient
C) Being the same as understanding
D) Intentional distribution of information

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Transmission of information is not communication unless the information has been received and understood.

Answer 2

True
I can't consider that I have successfully communicated my ideas to you unless I know you have understood them.

Question 3

Communication is:

A) Effective use of audio visual technology
B) Audience-centered
C) Having an excellent vocabulary
D) Responding effectively to questions

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Communication is:

A) Nonlinear
B) Good eye contact
C) Being appropriately dressed
D) Verbal not visual

Question 5

In the communication process, the source is:

A) The background research for the presentation
B) The person who is speaking or sending the message
C) Aristotle, the original theorist on speaking
D) The first sentence in the presentation

Question 6

In the communication process, the receiver is:

A) The camera recording the presentation
B) The microphone the presenter is using
C) The audience that is hearing and decoding the message
D) The organization paying for the presentation

Question 7

In the communication process, the message is what the source intentionally or unintentionally, verbally or nonverbally sends to the receiver.

Question 8

The diagram below represents:

A) The nonlinear model of communication
B) Laswell's definition of communication
C) A microphone's pickup and delivery of sound
D) The Reverse Perspective

Question 9

Audience laughter, applause, questions and comments about your presentation are all forms of:

A) Linear communication
B) Feedback
C) Sight communication
D) Nonverbal communication

Question 10

Things like stray thoughts in your mind, outside sounds, someone coming into your presentation late, can all cause impediments to the communication process and are collectively referred to as:

A) Noise
B) Unconscious phenomenon
C) Attitudinal impairment
D) Distractions

Question 11

When an audience member (receiver) understands the message the way the source (speaker) intended it, ____________________has been achieved.

A) Ethical presentation making
B) Mediated communication
C) Message fidelity
D) Mass communication

Question 12

How many people are involved in dyadic communication?

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Ten

Question 13

Television and radio are examples of

A) Mass Communication
B) Dyadic Communication
C) Group Communication
D) Intrapersonal Communication

Question 14

In large group or public communication situation, speakers are more likely to talk uninterrupted and the audience will have fewer opportunities to provide feedback, making these situations more:

A) Mediated
B) Credible
C) Linear
D) Nonlinear

Question 15

Which of the following presentation situations is likely to be more nonlinear than linear?

A) A company stockholders meeting
B) A presidential inauguration speech
C) A wedding toast
D) A college class lecture