Which of the following internal roadblocks to effective listening is exemplified by the statement, "We’ve never done it that way before?"

Hearing only facts and not feelings

To help project your voice:

Shout so you can be heard over side conversations.

Talk faster, with long phrasing.

Sit down to relax your diaphragm and vocal cords.

Imagine that you are talking directly to the person who is farthest away.

Avoid pausing because pauses make you appear unsure.

Use a monotone voice so individuals with limited English proficiency can follow.

Pace of the entire presentation the same, for consistency.

A mixture of low- and high-technology tools

Only technology that does not depend on electricity

The most sophisticated technology tools

Primarily television broadcasts

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1Which of the following internal roadblocks to effective listening is exemplified by the statement, "We’ve never done it that way before?"
1. AResistance to change
2. BHalo effect
3. CHearing only facts and not feelings
4. DStereotyping
2To help project your voice:
1. AShout so you can be heard over side conversations.
2. BTalk faster, with long phrasing.
3. CSit down to relax your diaphragm and vocal cords.
4. DLower the pitch of your voice.
3When presenting to an audience:
1. AImagine that you are talking directly to the person who is farthest away.
2. BAvoid pausing because pauses make you appear unsure.
3. CUse a monotone voice so individuals with limited English proficiency can follow.
4. DPace of the entire presentation the same, for consistency.
4 In most situations, it is better to use your natural voice rather than a microphone, even if a few people at the back of the room have trouble hearing you.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
5In most emergency situations, you will use __________ to communicate.
1. AOnly technology that does not depend on electricity
2. BA mixture of low- and high-technology tools
3. CThe most sophisticated technology tools
4. DPrimarily television broadcasts