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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Put compelling pictures or simple charts on every slide.
B Make sure that you start by telling the story of your company.
C Double-check every aspect of your supplementary materials.
D Put all your information on the slides so you can just read them aloud.
E Make sure that your preview takes up the majority of your presentation time.
Question #2
A keeping personal motivations hidden in the workplace
B using the pronouns “your” and “our” to discuss goals and needs
C being open and transparent about the company’s confidential matters
D using the FAIR test to evaluate what other people say
E discussing only positives rather than focusing on negatives
Question #3
A apply the story line approach
B gather content for an effective review
C develop effective slides
D understand the needs of your audiences
E use headings to create a storyboard
Question #4
A Jessica tells Halim that she believes he can turn things around for his next performance review.
B Marsha tells Eddie, a machine operator, to reduce the defective parts he produces by 60 percent.
C Pablo tells Rachel, one of his sales people, that he expects a sharp improvement in her sales figures.
D Keisha informs Roger that she expects to see an improvement in his output as soon as possible.
E Mark asks Ben to help ensure that the market share of the company increases.
Question #5
A People are not good at masking their feelings, but most people are incapable of decoding nonverbal signals.
B People are not good at masking their feelings, but most people are inconsistent in their ability to decode nonverbal signals.
C People are not good at masking their feelings, and most people are highly skilled in their ability to decode nonverbal signals.
D People are good at masking their feelings, so most people are incapable of decoding nonverbal signals.
E People are good at masking their feelings, but most people still manage to decode nonverbal signals.
Question #6
A generous white space
B passive voice
C inaccurate statements
D parallel language
E long paragraphs
Question #7
A It makes individuals less transparent.
B It encourages people to work as individuals instead of as teams.
C It helps people understand serious business problems.
D It encourages people to demonstrate accountability.
Question #8
A making the message easy to read
B making the message easy to navigate
C setting a positive and other-oriented tone
D ensuring the communication is fair
E identifying the primary message and key points
Question #9
A removing any redundant words
B removing empty phrases
C replacing a prepositional phrase with a verb
D changing the passive voice
E starting with “It is” or “There are”
Question #10
A identifying a potential crisis and developing a strategy for avoiding it
B encouraging employees to engage in networked communication to solve problems
C setting out the timeline by which the work should be accomplished satisfactorily
D designating tasks and work outcomes to certain employees
E providing guidelines for how employees should communicate and cooperate with one another
Question #11
A reliability
B adaptability
C relevance
D expertise
E bias
Question #12
A microblog
B a wiki
C a discussion forum
D a social bookmarking page
E a blog
Question #13
A Low priority on future orientation
B Low priority on egalitarianism
C Low priority on humane orientation
D High priority on performance orientation
E High priority on hierarchy
Question #14
A take responsibility for bad events even if they are not at fault
B view the delivery of bad news opportunistically
C avoid talking to superiors at all for fear that they will be criticized
D avoid sharing bad news because they do not want to be blamed
E take quick actions to rectify the problems described in a bad-news message
Question #15
A researching the needs of your potential employer
B completing a self-inventory
C speaking to people who have the position you are interested in
D working on your weaknesses
E developing hobbies relevant to the job you are applying for
Question #16
A provide outdated information
B contain sparse business-related information
C are not found in university libraries
D take time to navigate
E are more expensive than primary research
Question #17
A Companies are aware they can control and restrict employees from engaging in social media.
B Companies understand employees use social media for the sole purpose of self-expression.
C Companies view social media as having a negative effect on employee productivity and consider it a distraction.
D Companies understand employees use social media for the sole purpose of improving the company’s business.
E Companies respect the rights of their employees to use social media tools for both personal and professional use.
Question #18
A to save money
B to encourage sharing of opinions
C to resolve conflict more easily
D to reduce isolation
E to avoid time zone differences
Question #19
A performing
B forming
C norming
D storming
E reforming
Question #20
A Go through your presentation quickly because most audiences have a short attention span.
B Lean back and lower your shoulders to convey self-confidence while presenting.
C Avoid gesturing with your hands, arms, body, and head as it is distracting.
D Speak in a steady tone and avoid dramatic modulation of your voice as much as possible.
E Use your facial expressions to connect with your audience and show enthusiasm for your topic.
Question #21
A message structuring
B idea analysis
C analysis of the medium
D message review
E inductive structure
Question #22
A Preview statements help decision makers judge the quality of the data provided in business reports.
B It is important to strike a balance between objectivity and positivity in a report.
C A business report should always use as many bulleted or numbered lists as possible.
D Precision in most business reports is the result of using the right documentation system.
E A title page should be used in a business report to preview the report’s most important contents.
Question #23
A validation
B manipulation
C reciprocation
D depersonalization
E attribution
Question #24
A The audience is likely to respond positively to routine messages, so little audience analysis is needed.
B Routine messages are not composed very often, so audience analysis must be thorough.
C Routine messages are not important, so audience analysis is unnecessary.
D Top management is usually the audience for routine messages, so audience analysis is vital.
E Most routine messages do not contain much content, so little audience analysis is needed.
Question #25
A interpersonal communication process
B verbal communication process
C active listening process
D thought process
E review process
Question #26
A constraint
B control
C coordination
D immediacy
E richness
Question #27
A The information found on the Internet tends to be of uniformly good quality.
B Industry sites list a variety of sources that may be more current than the information in business databases.
C It is not necessary to document information sources found on the web.
D None of the information sources on the web are informed and accurate.
E Speeches and presentations provided in video and audio format have no usefulness for business research.
Question #28
A providing supporting details for your conclusions
B designing the report for ease of use
C using direct quotations rather than paraphrases
D avoiding the use of cause-effect statements
E eliminating choppy bulleted lists
Question #29
A While internal persuasive messages raise a need, external persuasive messages provide a rationale.
B Internal persuasive messages use the you-voice, whereas external persuasive messages that use the I-voice.
C Internal persuasive messages emphasize self-centeredness, whereas external persuasive messages emphasize reader needs.
D Internal persuasive messages focus on promoting ideas, whereas external persuasive messages focus on promoting products.
E Internal persuasive messages tend to be slightly more indirect and implicit than external persuasive messages.
Question #30
A social networking
B webinar
C email
D written messages
E texting