CPL'S COURSE: COMMUNICATIONS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
Speaker/WriterA-AcorrectAanswer-
ConsiderAwhoAyouAareAorAyourAposition,AwhatAyouAfeel,AandAyourAexperiences.
Subject/MessageA-AcorrectAanswer-
ConsiderAwhatAyouAalreadyAknowAaboutAaAsubject,AwhatAyouAneedAtoAknow,AandAdetermineAtheAkindAofAe
videnceAorAproofAthatAisAmostAuseful.
AudienceA-AcorrectAanswer-
ConsiderAtheAlistener'sAorAreader'sAexpectations,ApriorAknowledge,AandAdispositionAwithAregardsAtoAtheAsu
bject.
BETTERAPUBLICASPEAKINGASKILLSACANAIMPROVEAYOURALIFEA-AcorrectAanswer-
•BuildAsuccessAinAyourAprofessionalAlifeA-
AMostApresidentsAandACEOsAofAcompaniesApossessAstrongAspeakingAskills.AOften,AtheirAsuccessAandAtheirAc
ompanies'AsuccessAhaveAbeenArelatedAtoAtheirAabilityAtoAcommunicateAeffectively.
•CommunicateAwithAothersAmoreAclearlyA-
AManyAmistakesAorAmisinterpretationsAareAaAresultAofAnotAproperlyAcommunicatingAyourAideas.AGreatApubl
icAspeakingAskillsAhelpAyouAarticulateAideasAandAmakeAthemAcomeAaliveAforAtheAlistener.
•BuildAoverallAconfidenceA-
AAsAyouAbecomeAbetterAatAorganizingAandAcommunicatingAyourAideasAeffectively,AyouAwillAstartAtoAexhibitA
moreAconfidence.
•IncreaseAyourAcomfortAlevelAinAsocialAsituationsA-
ASocialAsituationsAare,AinAfact,AtheAperfectAopportunityAtoApracticeAyourApublicAspeakingAskills.
•SpeakAmoreAconfidentlyAonAtheAtelephoneA-
AWhetherAyouAcallAtoArequestAinformation,AmakeAaAcoldAcallAatAwork,AcommunicateAwithAaAclient,AorAjustAl
eaveAaAphoneAmessage,AothersAcanAhearAyourAconfidenceAlevelAinAtheAtoneAofAyourAvoice.
,•EstablishAtrustAandArespectAfromAothersAwithAgreaterAeaseA-
ATheAabilityAtoAconvinceApeopleAwithAwordsAisAvitalAtoAestablishingAtrustAandArespect.AThisAcanAincludeAnot
AonlyAwhatAyouAsay,AbutAhowAyouAsayAit.
STEPSATOAFOLLOWAFORAAAPRESENTATIONA-AcorrectAanswer-•Plan
-ADetermineAtheApurpose.
-ASelectAtheAtopic.
-ADetermineAtheAmainApointAorAcentralAidea.
-AConductAresearch.
•Prepare
-APrepareAaAwrittenAoutline.
-APrepareAspeakerAnotes.
-ARehearseAtheApresentationA.
•Deliver
-AUseAeffectiveAcommunicationAtechniques.
-AUnderstandAtheAprinciplesAofAeffectiveAcommunication.
PLANNINGACONSIDERATIONSA-AcorrectAanswer--Situation:A
, •Time:AHowAlongAdoesAtheAspeakerAhaveAtoAspeak?
•Size:AWhatAisAtheAexpectedAsizeAofAtheAaudience?
•Facilities:AWhatAisAtheAcapacityAofAtheAroom/spaceAandAtheAseatingAarrangements?
•Equipment:AWhatAequipmentAisAavailableAandAneeded?
•PhysicalAconditions:AWhatAareAtheAenvironmentalAfactorsAofAtheAlocationAsuchAasAtemperature,Aventilatio
n,AnoiseAdistractions,AandAlighting?
-Audience:
•Demographics:AGetAtoAknowAyourAaudience.AAnalyzingAtheAaudienceAhelpsAtheAspeakerAadaptAtheirAmes
sageAtoAtheAlistenersAmoreAeffectively.AIfApossible,AdetermineAtheirAageArange,Agender,AgroupAmembership
,Aeducation,AandAculturalAandAethnicAbackground.
•Values:AGetAtoAknowAtheAvaluesAandAinterestsAofAyourAaudienceAsinceAaudiencesApayAcloserAattentionAtoA
messagesAthatAareAtailoredAtoAtheirAvalues,Abeliefs,AandAinterests.
•AudienceANeeds:AKnowAtheAneedsAofAyourAaudience.AAudiencesAvalueAtheirAtimeAandAceaseAtoAlistenAwh
enAtheyAfeelAtheirAtimeAisAnotAbeingAusedAwisely.
•AudienceAKnowledge:AGetAtoAknowAtheAcurrentAknowledgeAandAexperienceAlevelAofAyourAaudience.AAudi
encesAhearAandAevaluateAwhatAaAspeakerAsaysAonAtheAbasisAofAwhatAtheyAalreadyAknowAandAbelieve,AsoAitAi
sAeasierAtoAbuildAaApresentationAthatAreinforcesAratherAthanAconvinces.
DETERMINEATHEAPURPOSEA-AcorrectAanswer-
•ToApersuade:AThisAapproachAisAusedAtoAsellAtheAaudienceAonAaAnewAidea,AorAaAchangeAinAoperations.ATheA
goalAisAtoAinfluenceAaudienceAbeliefsAorAactions.
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
Speaker/WriterA-AcorrectAanswer-
ConsiderAwhoAyouAareAorAyourAposition,AwhatAyouAfeel,AandAyourAexperiences.
Subject/MessageA-AcorrectAanswer-
ConsiderAwhatAyouAalreadyAknowAaboutAaAsubject,AwhatAyouAneedAtoAknow,AandAdetermineAtheAkindAofAe
videnceAorAproofAthatAisAmostAuseful.
AudienceA-AcorrectAanswer-
ConsiderAtheAlistener'sAorAreader'sAexpectations,ApriorAknowledge,AandAdispositionAwithAregardsAtoAtheAsu
bject.
BETTERAPUBLICASPEAKINGASKILLSACANAIMPROVEAYOURALIFEA-AcorrectAanswer-
•BuildAsuccessAinAyourAprofessionalAlifeA-
AMostApresidentsAandACEOsAofAcompaniesApossessAstrongAspeakingAskills.AOften,AtheirAsuccessAandAtheirAc
ompanies'AsuccessAhaveAbeenArelatedAtoAtheirAabilityAtoAcommunicateAeffectively.
•CommunicateAwithAothersAmoreAclearlyA-
AManyAmistakesAorAmisinterpretationsAareAaAresultAofAnotAproperlyAcommunicatingAyourAideas.AGreatApubl
icAspeakingAskillsAhelpAyouAarticulateAideasAandAmakeAthemAcomeAaliveAforAtheAlistener.
•BuildAoverallAconfidenceA-
AAsAyouAbecomeAbetterAatAorganizingAandAcommunicatingAyourAideasAeffectively,AyouAwillAstartAtoAexhibitA
moreAconfidence.
•IncreaseAyourAcomfortAlevelAinAsocialAsituationsA-
ASocialAsituationsAare,AinAfact,AtheAperfectAopportunityAtoApracticeAyourApublicAspeakingAskills.
•SpeakAmoreAconfidentlyAonAtheAtelephoneA-
AWhetherAyouAcallAtoArequestAinformation,AmakeAaAcoldAcallAatAwork,AcommunicateAwithAaAclient,AorAjustAl
eaveAaAphoneAmessage,AothersAcanAhearAyourAconfidenceAlevelAinAtheAtoneAofAyourAvoice.
,•EstablishAtrustAandArespectAfromAothersAwithAgreaterAeaseA-
ATheAabilityAtoAconvinceApeopleAwithAwordsAisAvitalAtoAestablishingAtrustAandArespect.AThisAcanAincludeAnot
AonlyAwhatAyouAsay,AbutAhowAyouAsayAit.
STEPSATOAFOLLOWAFORAAAPRESENTATIONA-AcorrectAanswer-•Plan
-ADetermineAtheApurpose.
-ASelectAtheAtopic.
-ADetermineAtheAmainApointAorAcentralAidea.
-AConductAresearch.
•Prepare
-APrepareAaAwrittenAoutline.
-APrepareAspeakerAnotes.
-ARehearseAtheApresentationA.
•Deliver
-AUseAeffectiveAcommunicationAtechniques.
-AUnderstandAtheAprinciplesAofAeffectiveAcommunication.
PLANNINGACONSIDERATIONSA-AcorrectAanswer--Situation:A
, •Time:AHowAlongAdoesAtheAspeakerAhaveAtoAspeak?
•Size:AWhatAisAtheAexpectedAsizeAofAtheAaudience?
•Facilities:AWhatAisAtheAcapacityAofAtheAroom/spaceAandAtheAseatingAarrangements?
•Equipment:AWhatAequipmentAisAavailableAandAneeded?
•PhysicalAconditions:AWhatAareAtheAenvironmentalAfactorsAofAtheAlocationAsuchAasAtemperature,Aventilatio
n,AnoiseAdistractions,AandAlighting?
-Audience:
•Demographics:AGetAtoAknowAyourAaudience.AAnalyzingAtheAaudienceAhelpsAtheAspeakerAadaptAtheirAmes
sageAtoAtheAlistenersAmoreAeffectively.AIfApossible,AdetermineAtheirAageArange,Agender,AgroupAmembership
,Aeducation,AandAculturalAandAethnicAbackground.
•Values:AGetAtoAknowAtheAvaluesAandAinterestsAofAyourAaudienceAsinceAaudiencesApayAcloserAattentionAtoA
messagesAthatAareAtailoredAtoAtheirAvalues,Abeliefs,AandAinterests.
•AudienceANeeds:AKnowAtheAneedsAofAyourAaudience.AAudiencesAvalueAtheirAtimeAandAceaseAtoAlistenAwh
enAtheyAfeelAtheirAtimeAisAnotAbeingAusedAwisely.
•AudienceAKnowledge:AGetAtoAknowAtheAcurrentAknowledgeAandAexperienceAlevelAofAyourAaudience.AAudi
encesAhearAandAevaluateAwhatAaAspeakerAsaysAonAtheAbasisAofAwhatAtheyAalreadyAknowAandAbelieve,AsoAitAi
sAeasierAtoAbuildAaApresentationAthatAreinforcesAratherAthanAconvinces.
DETERMINEATHEAPURPOSEA-AcorrectAanswer-
•ToApersuade:AThisAapproachAisAusedAtoAsellAtheAaudienceAonAaAnewAidea,AorAaAchangeAinAoperations.ATheA
goalAisAtoAinfluenceAaudienceAbeliefsAorAactions.