Effective Communication - Emergency Management Institute ...
Effective Communication - Emergency Management Institute ...
Effective Communication - Emergency Management Institute ...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
FINAL EXAM<br />
1. Differences in previous experience increase the difficulty of communicating successfully.<br />
a. True<br />
b. False<br />
2. Active listening involves:<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
Completing the speaker’s sentence.<br />
Attending to the facts, not feelings.<br />
Making assumptions about what the speaker is saying.<br />
Paraphrasing what the speaker said.<br />
3. Which of the following is an external roadblock to effective listening?<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
Noise<br />
Defensiveness<br />
Resistance to change<br />
Stereotyping<br />
4. Which of the following media would you not use to inform the public of an approaching<br />
tornado?<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
A siren<br />
A radio announcement<br />
A newspaper article<br />
A television crawl message<br />
5. When communicating via e-mail, you should:<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
Use complete sentences and proper grammar.<br />
Truncate the message to save space.<br />
Use all abbreviations and acronyms used on your job.<br />
Block the receiver from forwarding or printing the message.<br />
6. One difference between emergency and day-to-day communications is that:<br />
a.<br />
b.<br />
c.<br />
d.<br />
Day-to-day communications are more critical.<br />
Day-to-day communications are more timely.<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> communications require no response.<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> communications must be consistent.<br />
<strong>Effective</strong> <strong>Communication</strong> Page 1