For communication to be considered effective, it should be clear and what else?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

easily forgotten

easily forgotten

in writing

in writing

easily understood

easily understood

in English

Answer 1

concise

Answer 2

Martina is working on a story for her school newspaper about corruption in the local government. So far, she has gathered interview transcripts, school board memos, videos from the local news, and printed files from an anonymous source. What kind of material is she working from?

(1 point)
Responses

unarranged

unarranged

statistical

statistical

organized

organized

handwritten

Answer 3

organized

Answer 4

Felix is going back through an email he wrote and editing it to make it more to the point and to get rid of extra words where they’re not needed. What characteristic of effective communication is he working on?

(1 point)
Responses

conciseness

conciseness

completeness

completeness

correctness

correctness

courteousness

Answer 5

conciseness

Answer 6

Carolyn’s manager has asked her to create a record of communication between the company and a customer about a recent policy change. What would be the best type of document for her to create for the customer?

(1 point)
Responses

agenda

agenda

itinerary

itinerary

report

report

letter

Answer 7

Letter

Answer 8

Molly takes notes with a pen and paper during class. What is true about taking notes by hand?

(1 point)
Responses

It disrupts your concentration.

It disrupts your concentration.

It makes it more likely you’ll make mistakes.

It makes it more likely you’ll make mistakes.

It decreases your ability to retain information.

It decreases your ability to retain information.

It increases your ability to recall information.

Answer 9

It increases your ability to recall information.