Answers to Quiz

Inside & Outside Generative Communication

Thank you for taking the quiz! You are well on your way to practicing Generative Communication.

 

QUESTION 1

TRUE or FALSE? Your inside communication is the communication you have with other people. 

ANSWERFalse. Your inside communication is the communication you have inside your head and heart. 

QUESTION 2

TRUE or FALSE? People can invariably figure out your inside communication by how you speak and act on the outside. 

ANSWER: False.  No one knows your inside communication, but people often make assumptions about your integrity, values, and credibility based on your words, nonverbal cues, and actions. 

QUESTION 3

TRUE or FALSE? Practicing Generative Communication requires you to focus on one dimension—your present-moment interaction with another person(s).

ANSWER: False. Generative Communication is multidimensional including your internal conversations (thinking), your interactions with one person or several people via words/statements, spoken or written, your nonverbal cues (often unconscious), and your actions. There are even more dimensions, but this is a good start.  

QUESTION 4

TRUE or FALSE? You can communicate generatively if you’ve never heard of “inside-out” communication!

ANSWER: True. You may already be aware of the extent to which your thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes affect your communication with others and the world around you. 


 

How well did you do? 

4 right answers: A+ You’re likely already practicing Inside-Out Generative Communication.

3 right answers: You’ve almost got it.

2 right answers: You’re getting closer.

1 right answer:  You’re on the right track.

0 right answers:  You might want to read this month’s blog  (and maybe, last month’s blog) and try the quiz again.  

My Lifeview is that Generative Communication is supporting Sustainability

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Mary A. Ferdig, Ph.D.
Omaha, Nebraska
mary@maryaferdig.com