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