BUSINESS 501 corporate communication Assessments 8-15

BUSINESS 501 corporate communication Assessments 8-15 Question 1 Bob is most comfortable using numbers and working with patterns or relationships; Jane is very good at manipulating objects and dramatizing themes; Siobhan is outstanding in crafting written and spoken words. Which of the following accurately describes Bob, Jane, and Siobhan’s probable learning styles? Bob is logical, Jane is kinesthetic, and Siobhan is linguistic. Question 2 Gas prices went up by 5% last week, so Jill has decided to educate her public speaking class about what causes gas prices to rise. She also plans to teach her audience how to save on gas, since she knows that everyone in her class drives. However, Jill suspects her classmates do not know about the new technologies which can reduce how much fuel cars use, so she is going to include that information in her speech too. When it comes to those qualities of an informative speech that can motivate an audience to listen, what is missing from Jill’s plans? Stimulation Question 3 Information which applies, relates or has significance to your audience possesses what quality? Relevance Question 4 Jonathan is a social worker who has been asked to guide a group of unemployed women on how to apply for the government’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). However, because he is troubled by the growing numbers of single-parent households in society, Jonathan decides to add to his presentation information about the benefits of maintaining nuclear and extended families rather than relying on government programs during tough economic times. Given Jonathan’s decisions, which of the following is likely to have an undue influence on the information he provides? All of the above Question 5 Jonathan, a social worker helping a group of unemployed women apply for the government’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), often gets sidetracked into discussing how married women rarely apply for WIC. The women always respond favorably to Jonathan’s comments and usually express regret that they themselves lack a stable partner to help them raise their children. Given this context, is Jonathan communicating through exposition or interpretation? Interpretation, because Jonathan chose to provide information which communicates a message, perspective or agenda Question 6 Mahati is about to move into the conclusion of her presentation, but instead of continuing, she stops and asks her audience if anyone has any questions about what she just covered. Several people raise their hands and she calls on each of them, discovering that most of the questions concern a point she thought she had covered thoroughly. Based on the questions, Mahati goes back over that point in a different way and then stops again to ask if the audience still has questions before concluding her speech. Mahati uses which TWO of the eight ways to help listeners learn as presented in the course textbook? Look for ways to involve listeners actively and assess learning, if possible Question 7 Many carpenters, stair builders, roofers, drywall installers, and other craftsmen and women skilled in aspects of home construction have been laid off due to the recession. Hyacinth, a job skills coach, has been asked to show a group of these craftsmen and women how their skills can be adjusted to suit other careers. Based on her audience’s traits, what kind of visual aids will help Hyacinth engage her listeners? All of the above Question 8 On February 15, 2012, President Barack Obama spoke to manufacturing workers and executives at a plant in Wisconsin. Given that 2012 is an election year, that the president needs votes from middle class workers like those in his audience that day, and that Wisconsin is a critical state that the President needs to win to beat his Republican rival, which type of ethical lapse could it be argued the president exhibited that day, based on the passage below? Exploitation