Communication trap

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Avoiding Communication Traps

Test your skills in effective communication by identifying common traps that speakers often fall into. This quiz will challenge your understanding of clear and engaging speaking techniques.

  • Learn about the pitfalls of formal language.
  • Discover strategies to communicate more effectively.
  • Understand listener expectations for better engagement.
7 Questions2 MinutesCreated by TalkingTree571
Please select the three traps speakers fall into from the choices below
Using too many details
Using formal language
Reading prepared speech
Speaking generally in 3rd person
Which of these are examples of speaking in the 3rd person (you can choose more than one)
Speaking in 3rd person only
Telling someone what to do instead of telling someone a time you did it
Give advice instead of and anecdote
Speaking in the first person only
What is Businessese?
Using industry specific terminology
A programming language of virtual communication
Another way of saying speaking formally to try to sound professional
An effective form of communication used when speaking professionally
What is the trap of formalized language say?
Using words you would not use in a conversation
Using technical terms to better explain an idea
Using business language to sound professional
All of the above
What is the strategy if you don’t think you can speak informally or can avoid the formality trap?
Speak with lots of details to overcome formality
Start formally and end casually
Only speak formally
What are the two things a listener wants from communication?
Curiosity & picture they can imagine
A lot of detail so that they can imagine what you are saying
A hierarchy of information that goes general to specific
Why should we avoid using too many details?
Using too many details confuses the listener
More details doesn’t mean more understanding
It will cause you to get lost in your explanation and eventually fizzle out
All of the above
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