ASAP PACE Certification (2025) Exam
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Convergent thinking - ✔✔Relies on reason and logic to find the one best answer
to a question
Divergent thinking - ✔✔Focuses on producing a broad variety of ideas
Levels of Communication - ✔✔1. Casual
2. Critical
3. Crucial
Crucial Communication Components - ✔✔Opposing opinions, high stakes,
strong emotions
Communication Cycle - ✔✔Sender > Message > Receiver
Main 3 Components of Communication - ✔✔1. Word Choice
2. Tone of Voice
3. Body Language
Word Choice (% of meaning) - ✔✔10%
Tone of Voice (% of meaning) - ✔✔35%
Body Language (% of meaning) - ✔✔55%
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,Tone of Voice Elements - ✔✔Pitch, Pace, Volume, Inflection, Emphasis
Body Language Elements - ✔✔Eye Contact, Facial Expression, Positioning,
Gestures
Context Elements - ✔✔Place, People, Purpose
Non-Verbal Listening Skills - ✔✔Don't interrupt, remove distractions, nod,
mirror the communicator, take notes
Verbal Listening Skills - ✔✔Probe, clarify, paraphrase, reflect, encourage
4 Communication Styles - ✔✔1. The Director
2. The Socializer
3. The Thinker
4. The Relator
Elements of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) - ✔✔Personal Competence, Social
Competence
Personal Competence (EQ) Elements - ✔✔Self-Awareness, Self-Management
Social Competence (EQ) Elements - ✔✔Social Awareness, Relationship
Management
Self-Awareness (EQ) - ✔✔Understand your own emotions
Self-Management (EQ) - ✔✔Managing your own emotions and behaviors
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,Social Awareness (EQ) - ✔✔Identify and understand the emotions of others
Relationship Management (EQ) - ✔✔Manage interactions with others
successfully
Prescriptive Feedback - ✔✔Offer a solution for the problem - what they can do
different next time
Descriptive Feedback - ✔✔State what didn't work and why - no judgement, stick
to the facts
Receiving Positive Feedback - ✔✔Accept it, show gratitude, make note
Receiving Negative Feedback - ✔✔Listen, clarify, manage emotions
Constructive Conflict - ✔✔Can lead to better decisions, more creative problem
solving and stronger relationships
Destructive Conflict - ✔✔Creates negative outcomes - broken relationships,
decreased productivity and harms reputations
Handling Gossip - ✔✔Silence is implicit agreement and acceptance - don't stay
silent, counter with facts, change the subject, distance yourself
5 Levels of Leadership (John Maxwell) - ✔✔1. Position
2. Permission
3. Production
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, 4. People development
5. Pinnacle
Position Leadership - 1 (Rights) - ✔✔People follow because they have to
Permission Leadership - 2 (Relationships) - ✔✔People follow because they want
to
Production Leadership - 3 (Results) - ✔✔People follow because of what you've
done for the organization
People Development Leadership - 4 (Reproduction) - ✔✔People follow because
of what you've done for them
Pinnacle Leadership - 5 (Respect) - ✔✔People follow because of who you are
and what you represent
Negotiation - ✔✔Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement
Collaboration - ✔✔Ability to work jointly with others to achieve a goal
Personality - ✔✔Combination of characteristics or qualities that form an
individual's distinctive character
Persuasion - ✔✔Convincing someone to do something, typically through
reasoning or argument
Influence - ✔✔Capacity to affect the people and things around you
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Convergent thinking - ✔✔Relies on reason and logic to find the one best answer
to a question
Divergent thinking - ✔✔Focuses on producing a broad variety of ideas
Levels of Communication - ✔✔1. Casual
2. Critical
3. Crucial
Crucial Communication Components - ✔✔Opposing opinions, high stakes,
strong emotions
Communication Cycle - ✔✔Sender > Message > Receiver
Main 3 Components of Communication - ✔✔1. Word Choice
2. Tone of Voice
3. Body Language
Word Choice (% of meaning) - ✔✔10%
Tone of Voice (% of meaning) - ✔✔35%
Body Language (% of meaning) - ✔✔55%
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,Tone of Voice Elements - ✔✔Pitch, Pace, Volume, Inflection, Emphasis
Body Language Elements - ✔✔Eye Contact, Facial Expression, Positioning,
Gestures
Context Elements - ✔✔Place, People, Purpose
Non-Verbal Listening Skills - ✔✔Don't interrupt, remove distractions, nod,
mirror the communicator, take notes
Verbal Listening Skills - ✔✔Probe, clarify, paraphrase, reflect, encourage
4 Communication Styles - ✔✔1. The Director
2. The Socializer
3. The Thinker
4. The Relator
Elements of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) - ✔✔Personal Competence, Social
Competence
Personal Competence (EQ) Elements - ✔✔Self-Awareness, Self-Management
Social Competence (EQ) Elements - ✔✔Social Awareness, Relationship
Management
Self-Awareness (EQ) - ✔✔Understand your own emotions
Self-Management (EQ) - ✔✔Managing your own emotions and behaviors
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,Social Awareness (EQ) - ✔✔Identify and understand the emotions of others
Relationship Management (EQ) - ✔✔Manage interactions with others
successfully
Prescriptive Feedback - ✔✔Offer a solution for the problem - what they can do
different next time
Descriptive Feedback - ✔✔State what didn't work and why - no judgement, stick
to the facts
Receiving Positive Feedback - ✔✔Accept it, show gratitude, make note
Receiving Negative Feedback - ✔✔Listen, clarify, manage emotions
Constructive Conflict - ✔✔Can lead to better decisions, more creative problem
solving and stronger relationships
Destructive Conflict - ✔✔Creates negative outcomes - broken relationships,
decreased productivity and harms reputations
Handling Gossip - ✔✔Silence is implicit agreement and acceptance - don't stay
silent, counter with facts, change the subject, distance yourself
5 Levels of Leadership (John Maxwell) - ✔✔1. Position
2. Permission
3. Production
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, 4. People development
5. Pinnacle
Position Leadership - 1 (Rights) - ✔✔People follow because they have to
Permission Leadership - 2 (Relationships) - ✔✔People follow because they want
to
Production Leadership - 3 (Results) - ✔✔People follow because of what you've
done for the organization
People Development Leadership - 4 (Reproduction) - ✔✔People follow because
of what you've done for them
Pinnacle Leadership - 5 (Respect) - ✔✔People follow because of who you are
and what you represent
Negotiation - ✔✔Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement
Collaboration - ✔✔Ability to work jointly with others to achieve a goal
Personality - ✔✔Combination of characteristics or qualities that form an
individual's distinctive character
Persuasion - ✔✔Convincing someone to do something, typically through
reasoning or argument
Influence - ✔✔Capacity to affect the people and things around you
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