Challenge: Creating Context

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Question 1 of 11

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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.
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Question 2 of 11

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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.
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Question 3 of 11

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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.
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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.
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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.
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Question 6 of 11

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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.
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Question 7 of 11

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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.
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Question 8 of 11

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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.
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Question 9 of 11

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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.
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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.
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Question 11 of 11

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What have you changed since starting this course?
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