Pre-Course Assessment

1. In teaching old-style management, a lot of the methodology used was:

1. Directive
2. Open-ended
3. Consultative

2. Meaningful conversation includes:

1. Answering a long list of pre-written questions
2. Deeply reflective listening
3. Co-creating change

3. In our organizations today, we often refer to terms like key messages and wordsmithing. However, these are not necessarily part of a ______________.

1. Discussion
2. World Café
3. Conversation

4. A speaker’s biases can include body language, tone of voice, and expressions.

1. True
2. False

5. What is heard and what is said in a conversation are always the same thing.

1. True
2. False

6. The Four-I Model of organizational conversation really helps people to study other speakers better.

1. True
2. False

7. The practice of conversational leadership completely replaces the need for corporate or formal communications.

1. True
2. False

8. Interactivity means that the need for broadcast messaging is replaced by things like:

1. Suggestion boxes
2. Internal blogs
3. Television programs

9. Inclusive employee-generated content can include:

1. Memos from the executive team
2. An annual report
3. An internal blog

10. Conversational intentionality is a useful way to:

1. Ensure the acceptance of your own agenda
2. Cut a conversation off before it naturally concludes
3. Plan ahead of time what the end point will be