Communication Basics
Types of Communication
Speaking & Rhetoric
Language & Expression
Listening Skills
100

This is the act of imparting or exchanging information or news.

What is communication?

100

This type of communication involves talking to yourself.

What is intrapersonal communication?

100

This is the art of public speaking.

What is oratory?

100

This is a direct comparison without using “like” or “as.”
 

What is a metaphor?

100

This is the response a receiver gives after hearing a message.
 

What is feedback?

200

This term describes anything that interferes with understanding a message.

What is a communication barrier?

200

This type refers to the exchange of information between people.

What is interpersonal communication?

200

This term refers to persuasive speaking or writing.
 

What is rhetoric?

200

This compares two things using “like” or “as.”
 

What is a simile?

200

This type of listening involves not giving full attention.
 

What is passive listening?

300

This role refers to the person who transmits a message.

Who is the sender?

300

This involves spoken communication.

What is oral (verbal) communication?

300

This appeal relies on logic and reasoning.

What is logos?

300

This term refers to overused expressions.
 

What is a cliché?

300

This type of listening involves understanding, responding, and remembering.
 

What is active listening?

400

This is what is being sent in communication.

What is a message?

400

This type of communication uses facial expressions and body language instead of words.

What is nonverbal communication?

400

This appeal focuses on the speaker’s credibility or character.
 

What is ethos?

400

This is informal language often used in casual conversation.
 

What is slang?

400

This means restating something in your own words.
 

What is paraphrasing?

500

This person receives and interprets a message.

Who is the receiver?

500

Whether it is an email, a memo, a report, a social media post, a contract, etc. all forms of this communication have the same goal, to disseminate information.
 

What is written communication?

500

This appeal targets the audience’s emotions.

What is pathos?

500

This Latin word means repeating something word for word.
 

What is verbatim?

500

This means briefly stating the main points.
 

What is summarizing?

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