Chapter 9 Practice Quiz Communication in the Digital Age

Linguistic style refers to a person's characteristic speaking pattern. True or False

True

is the process of interpreting and making sense of a message?

decoding

A recent national survey of nearly 1,000 employers revealed that recent college grads excelled at soft skills such as communications and people skills. True or False

False

Nonverbal communication includes your facial expressions and body movements, but not how you dress or how close you stand to other people. True or False

False

The most important part of stage presence is your physical movement around the area where you are presenting True or False

False

Communication begins when a sender encodes an idea or thought. True or False

True

Social listening is a dimension of listening that pertains to how we communicate and listen to others using social media and communication technologies that influence our personal engagement with others. True or False

True

Women are expected to communicate less aggressively than men and to interrupt others less. True or False

True