Communication skills 101 (I&A)

Which of the following are potential culprits in cases where a message is misinterpreted? (Select all that apply.)

- pre-conceived assumptions - resistance to change or to learning new things - emotional reactions - stereotypes

Which of the following is a strategy for encoding iMessage? Select all that apply

- speaking - gesturing

Imagine you are a teacher and you are introducing your 10th-graders to an important national test. As you open a bag of chips and check your phone for text messages, you explain that staying focused and double-checking answers is key, as that test may determine their post-graduation options. If your students do not pay attention to the material, it is probably because:

you are delivering a mixed message

Imagine you are a teacher. You are describing the atomic properties of inherit gases to your second grade class. You have supported your verbal lecture with a paper published Any scientific journal. If you were students do not pay attention to the material, it is because:

your message was not the right level of complexity

In a classroom, who is a receiver of messages?

both the teacher and the student

look at the diagram below

channels

imagine you want to watch a show, and an ad comes on before hand. The ad is from chic shampoo. the voiceover says, "shampoo chic, were unique!" in this scenario, the phrase "shampoo chic, were unique!" is the :

message

Stereotype

preconceived notion of an individual or group of people

encoding

process by which the senders idea is translated into a message

hearing

process of using the auditory sense to detect sound

imagine you want to watch a show, and an ad comes on before hand. The ad is from chic shampoo. the voiceover says, "shampoo chic, were unique!" in this scenario, you are the:

receiver

message

set a verbal, nonverbal, and written cues that is transmitted to the receiver

decoding

Process by which the receiver translates the message

based on the real life example in the lesson, which of the following would be an appropriate way to say hello to a German work associate?

Smile and verbally greet him

Imagine you are explaining some work to a classmate who has been absent. She starts holding her head and frowning. What is the best action for you to take?

Stop and prompt, "Do you have a question about what I've said so far?"