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Syracuse University Effective Communication Questions

 

How to answer this and later questions without risking plagiarism.

One, tell me the source. It’s a definition, so you MUST have a source. “Johnson and Johnson,” “the book,” “Dr. Bob,” “class discussion,” “Wikipedia,” “my notes,” and so on. I don’t need APA format, and I don’t need page numbers.

Two. if you use your source’s words, use quotation marks.

Three. Show me you understand the definition you used by explaining how it fits the rest of the question: in this case, the role of feedback.

Four. Remember, you’re not allowed to consult with people. You find a source on your own.

  1. Show me you understand effective communication. Define “effective communication” and tell me why feedback is a critically important part of effective communication.
  2. Show me you understand one way and two way communication. Give me one advantage and one disadvantage of one way communication compared to two way. Explain your answer.
  3. According to Johnson and Johnson, becoming a leader is a result of a combination of traits, relationships, context, and chance. What do Johnson and Johnson mean? According to this view, what traits should a person have to be likely to become a leader?
  4. Explain why the Vroom-Yetton approach to leadership is an example of a situational theory of leadership.
  5. Define competitive and cooperative views of power. Define constructive and destructive uses of power. If a person is part of a group, and has a cooperative view of power, would that person be likely to use power destructively? Explain why or why not.
  6. Show me you understand effective decisions. Effective group decision making requires making a correct or high quality decision. Can you have a high quality decision even if that decision was wrong? Explain your answers.
  7. What is the difference between unanimity and consensus?