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ASAP PACE Certificate Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct
Answers) /Already Graded A+
Convergent thinking
Ans: Relies on reason and logic to find the one best answer to a question
Divergent thinking
Ans: Focuses on producing a broad variety of ideas
interpersonal communication
Ans: the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people
Why do we communicate interpersonally?
Ans: Share and collect business data.
Express our ideas and opinions and understand those of others.
Give and receive emotional support.
Make decisions and solve problems.
Influence the attitudes and behaviors of others.
Establish and maintain relationships.
Collaborate and achieve goals.
Types of communication
Ans: verbal and nonverbal.
Email, phone, memos, IM, social media, face to face.
One on one and one to many.
Levels of Communication
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Ans: 1. Casual
2. Critical
3. Crucial
casual communication: low intensity and casual. "Did you see the show last night?"
Critical communication: a higher level of importance, having a phone call with a project owner
about a status update.
Crucial communication: opposing opinions, high stakes strong emotions, EX: Performance
reviews. Job offer scenario. Negotiations.
Effective communicators adjust their communication based on the level of intensity and where
they are on the communication scale. You have to adapt as the convo ebbs and flows.
Crucial Communication Components
Ans: Opposing opinions, high stakes, strong emotions
Communication Cycle
Ans: Sender > Message > Receiver
Sender sends and receiver receives.
Sender encodes the message and sends it.
Receiver decodes the message and interprets it.
The receiver responds and becomes the sender.
Main 3 Components of Communication
Ans: 1. Word Choice
2. Tone of Voice
3. Body Language
components of communication
Ans: Words - 10% importance, but still important.
Tone - 35% - Becomes important on the telephone. We can read tone of voice in an email as
well.
Body language - 55% VERY IMPORTANT when doing face to face convo.
Context and listening are still important.
Word Choice (% of meaning)
Ans: 10%
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Tone of Voice (% of meaning)
Ans: 35%
Body Language (% of meaning)
Ans: 55%
Word Choice
Ans: Choose words wisely. Words to avoid are: Vague words, unclear words, buwords,
jargon, obscure, too many words. Indirect. Overly technical and complicated words.
"per my last email" is bad
"first of all"
"what I said was"
These are all bad.
WE WANT TO BE PRECISE IN ALL COMMUNICATION AND CLEAR TO THE RECEIVER. WE DONT
WANT TO USE TOO MANY WORDS TO CONVERY MESSAGEzz
Tone of Voice Elements
Ans: Pitch, Pace, Volume, Inflection, Emphasis
Pitch - good voice high or low
Pace - quick or slow talking
Volume - loud or quiet voice
Inflection - up and down of voice
Emphasis - stress on certain words of importance
Body Language Elements
Ans: Eye Contact, Facial Expression, Positioning, Gestures
Eye contact - maintain good eye contact
facial expressions - maintain a neutral expression or mirror the person who is talking to you to
ensure understanding
positioning - no crossed arms
gestures - positive gestures
Context Elements
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Ans: Place, People, Purpose
Context has a lot to do with the type of conversation to be had. This determines what to say
and what not to say.
Place - where is the communication happening?
People - who are you talking to and who is around you? what is your relationship to them?
Purpose - why is the communication taking place.
we must take all of this into account when deciding how to communicate.
Listening
Ans: Empathetic listening is when the listener echoes, restates and clarifies.
Can be non-verbal or verbal.
Can be passive or active.
Passive listening is when you listen to a podcast; there is no need to communicate. Someone is
giving a speech.
Active listening means you engage with the communicator and give feedback.
non-verbal listening means
-not interrupting
-removing distractions
-nodding
-mirroring the communicator - similar gestures and movements and positioning
-taking notes
verbal listening means:
-probe/ask questions - dig deeper for more information w/ open-ended questions
-clarify - Yes or no only questions. "did we meet the deadline?"
-paraphrase for understanding in your own words
-reflect - sharing the emotional meaning of what you heard. "it sounds like you are stressed."
- encourage - small affirmations that you give to let people know you are listening. "Yes I see"
"Okay" "wow"
Non-Verbal Listening Skills
Ans: Don't interrupt, remove distractions, nod, mirror the communicator, take notes
Verbal Listening Skills
Ans: Probe, clarify, paraphrase, reflect, encourage
4 Communication Styles
ASAP PACE Certificate Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct
Answers) /Already Graded A+
Convergent thinking
Ans: Relies on reason and logic to find the one best answer to a question
Divergent thinking
Ans: Focuses on producing a broad variety of ideas
interpersonal communication
Ans: the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people
Why do we communicate interpersonally?
Ans: Share and collect business data.
Express our ideas and opinions and understand those of others.
Give and receive emotional support.
Make decisions and solve problems.
Influence the attitudes and behaviors of others.
Establish and maintain relationships.
Collaborate and achieve goals.
Types of communication
Ans: verbal and nonverbal.
Email, phone, memos, IM, social media, face to face.
One on one and one to many.
Levels of Communication
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Ans: 1. Casual
2. Critical
3. Crucial
casual communication: low intensity and casual. "Did you see the show last night?"
Critical communication: a higher level of importance, having a phone call with a project owner
about a status update.
Crucial communication: opposing opinions, high stakes strong emotions, EX: Performance
reviews. Job offer scenario. Negotiations.
Effective communicators adjust their communication based on the level of intensity and where
they are on the communication scale. You have to adapt as the convo ebbs and flows.
Crucial Communication Components
Ans: Opposing opinions, high stakes, strong emotions
Communication Cycle
Ans: Sender > Message > Receiver
Sender sends and receiver receives.
Sender encodes the message and sends it.
Receiver decodes the message and interprets it.
The receiver responds and becomes the sender.
Main 3 Components of Communication
Ans: 1. Word Choice
2. Tone of Voice
3. Body Language
components of communication
Ans: Words - 10% importance, but still important.
Tone - 35% - Becomes important on the telephone. We can read tone of voice in an email as
well.
Body language - 55% VERY IMPORTANT when doing face to face convo.
Context and listening are still important.
Word Choice (% of meaning)
Ans: 10%
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Tone of Voice (% of meaning)
Ans: 35%
Body Language (% of meaning)
Ans: 55%
Word Choice
Ans: Choose words wisely. Words to avoid are: Vague words, unclear words, buwords,
jargon, obscure, too many words. Indirect. Overly technical and complicated words.
"per my last email" is bad
"first of all"
"what I said was"
These are all bad.
WE WANT TO BE PRECISE IN ALL COMMUNICATION AND CLEAR TO THE RECEIVER. WE DONT
WANT TO USE TOO MANY WORDS TO CONVERY MESSAGEzz
Tone of Voice Elements
Ans: Pitch, Pace, Volume, Inflection, Emphasis
Pitch - good voice high or low
Pace - quick or slow talking
Volume - loud or quiet voice
Inflection - up and down of voice
Emphasis - stress on certain words of importance
Body Language Elements
Ans: Eye Contact, Facial Expression, Positioning, Gestures
Eye contact - maintain good eye contact
facial expressions - maintain a neutral expression or mirror the person who is talking to you to
ensure understanding
positioning - no crossed arms
gestures - positive gestures
Context Elements
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Ans: Place, People, Purpose
Context has a lot to do with the type of conversation to be had. This determines what to say
and what not to say.
Place - where is the communication happening?
People - who are you talking to and who is around you? what is your relationship to them?
Purpose - why is the communication taking place.
we must take all of this into account when deciding how to communicate.
Listening
Ans: Empathetic listening is when the listener echoes, restates and clarifies.
Can be non-verbal or verbal.
Can be passive or active.
Passive listening is when you listen to a podcast; there is no need to communicate. Someone is
giving a speech.
Active listening means you engage with the communicator and give feedback.
non-verbal listening means
-not interrupting
-removing distractions
-nodding
-mirroring the communicator - similar gestures and movements and positioning
-taking notes
verbal listening means:
-probe/ask questions - dig deeper for more information w/ open-ended questions
-clarify - Yes or no only questions. "did we meet the deadline?"
-paraphrase for understanding in your own words
-reflect - sharing the emotional meaning of what you heard. "it sounds like you are stressed."
- encourage - small affirmations that you give to let people know you are listening. "Yes I see"
"Okay" "wow"
Non-Verbal Listening Skills
Ans: Don't interrupt, remove distractions, nod, mirror the communicator, take notes
Verbal Listening Skills
Ans: Probe, clarify, paraphrase, reflect, encourage
4 Communication Styles
