Challenge: Creating Context

Question 1 of 11

1. Question

Who has the primary responsibility for creating clarity?

The communicator – they should make every effort to create clarity for their audience.
The audience – they should concentrate on the presentation and think it through afterwards.

Question 2 of 11

2. Question

An introduction must start with ‘context'.

True, the context must be stated upfront.
False, the order of elements does not matter.
False, it is preferable but not essential to start with context.

Question 3 of 11

3. Question

You can have multiple questions in the introduction.

True, if there is more than one question to be dealt with.
False, if there are several questions they should be grouped into a broader question.

Question 4 of 11

4. Question

An introduction must include a ‘trigger'.

True, the trigger is the reason for the communication.
False, there may not be a trigger in the situation you are describing.

Question 5 of 11

5. Question

An introduction can contain controversial information.

Never, the introduction must not cause concern.
Yes, if the information is already known to the audience.
Yes, that makes everyone sit up and take notice.
Yes, if that information is new to the audience.

Question 6 of 11

6. Question

A good introduction helps your document pass the '30-second' test.

True, a good introduction goes a long way.
False, an introduction takes up valuable time if your audience is in a hurry.
False, an introduction can not contain enough information for that.

Question 7 of 11

7. Question

Creating which part of your communication should occupy a disproportionate amount of time?

Deciding whether to tell the story inductively or deductively.
Clarifying the context, trigger and question.
Brainstorming the ideas that might form part of the story.

Question 8 of 11

8. Question

What is the best test to apply to see if your question is connected sufficiently tightly to the rest of your introduction?

Read it and see if it makes sense to you.
Read the first two elements and then brainstorm to see whether only one question naturally follows.
Ask a colleague to read the first two elements of your introduction and see whether they think that only one question naturally follows.

Question 9 of 11

9. Question

What should happen in the reader's mind between the first two elements of a standard introduction?

Nothing, there should be a natural flow from one to the next.
They should wonder “Why did you say that?”
Confusion.
The answer to the question.

Question 10 of 11

10. Question

What is the typical order for the elements included in an introduction?

Question, Context, Trigger.
Context, Trigger, Question.
Trigger, Context, Question.

Question 11 of 11

11. Question

What have you changed since starting this course?

This response will be awarded full points automatically, but it can be reviewed and adjusted after submission.

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