Smart Brevity
Conflict Management
Barriers to successful communication
Active Listening
RT Fun Facts
100

Smart Brevity encourages you to lead with this to grab attention and set context.

What is the bottom line?

100

negative impacts of conflicts

What is loss of trust, relationship or resentment?

100

Loud noises, bad connections, and physical distractions are this type of barrier.

What are environmental barriers?

100

This shows you are listening and engaged without interrupting.

What is eye contact (or attentive body language)?

100

This commonly repaired drink category generates YTD $983 in margin per store per week.

What is Brewed Beverage?

200

This is the recommended maximum number of words for a strong, clear subject line or headline.

 What are six words?

200

Identify 2 positive impacts of conflicts when handled in a healthy way.

 What builds trust and strengthens relationships?

200

Assuming you already know what the other person will say can lead to this barrier.

What is jumping to conclusions?

200

Leaders confirm understanding by doing this after listening.

What is paraphrasing?

200

In what year did RaceTrac open its very first store.

What is 1934?

300

Smart Brevity helps reduce this common workplace issue caused by long, unclear emails and messages. Tactic referred as Mansplaining, over detailed, and long-winded explanations containing precise details.


What is information overload?

300

These are skills of conflict management

What is mutuel validation, probing, clouding, assertive delay?

300

Lingo differences and jargon can cause this barrier.

What is language barrier?

300

Good listeners avoid this common habit while someone else is speaking.

What is planning your response.?

300

These two store support team members began their careers as image techs.

Who is Joseph and Greg?

400

Instead of burying key points in paragraphs, Smart Brevity suggests using this formatting style.

What are bullet points?

400

A skill that is necessary to do prior to approaching conflict management in a healthy manner

What is being aware of your non verbel communications?

What is recognizing your emotions?

What is quickly relieve stress? 

400

When anger or stress interfere with understanding, it's known as this.

What is emotional barrier?

400

Listening is more than hearing it.

What is understanding?

400

This is the first-year diesel was added to the RT Fleet.

When is 2008?

500

This principle of Smart Brevity means cutting unnecessary words while keeping the message clear and impactful.

What is editing for clarity?

500

In conflict management, this is not the goal, even if you are convinced your perspective is correct.

What is proving that your right?

500

The lack of this essential feedback mechanism can lead to miscommunication.

What is two-way communication?

500

The highest level of listening, where you fully focus on the speaker’s words and emotions.

What is empathetic listening?

500

This number of states carry open/active RaceTrac locations.

What is 11?