Short FA1 Review

Question 1

To Research the topic & interviewee, write questions (Ideate), develop a story & Evaluate answers for follow-up question

Accepted Answer

What is the purpose of an interview?

Question 2

What is your first reference for maintaining consistency in usage and style?

Accepted Answer

The AP style guide

Question 3

It’s a conversation; a form of two-way communication

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What is an interview?

Question 4

An adverb modifies a verb; what does an adjective modify?

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A noun

Question 5

Why is it important to evaluate your plan?

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To ID ways to improve and to help develop recommendations for the future

Question 6

Copy-editing symbols help writers mark corrections & help the writer & editor communicate about changes in a paper

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True

Question 7

Writers with a poor command of English communicate accurately and compellingly, and engage their readers.

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False

Question 8

Your base is preparing to host an air show. What information would be beneficial to your internal audience?

Accepted Answer

Gate closures

Question 9

Sharing info, understanding & creating products that support & conveys the cmdr's intent, is your ____ as a military ___

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role, communicator

Question 10

Why is message alignment important?

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Ensures audiences receive consistent information through all comm. products

Question 11

Face-to-face is not the preferred method of interviewing.

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False

Question 12

The best public speakers average _______ words per minute when speaking.

Accepted Answer

160

Question 13

Why should you get the interviewee’s contact information?

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Because you may need to contact him or her for follow-up questions

Question 14

The “who” part of a sentence is the ______________.

Accepted Answer

Subject

Question 15

The public’s need to know is not used to protect certain information from potential enemies of the United States.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

What document do you use to help develop your story?

Accepted Answer

Communication Strategy Worksheet

Question 17

What are the two major areas of public speaking?

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Verbal and nonverbal communication skills

Question 18

In addition to collecting information, for what is an interview used?

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Entertain, explore event/topic, & collect expert opinions to support facts

Question 19

How can you summarize the DOD Principles of Information?

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Maximum disclosure, minimum delay

Question 20

With regards to the principles of information, what does “propriety” mean?

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All released material must be in good taste.

Question 21

What three questions must be answered before releasing information?

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Do you have the info to release? Release authority? Are you the best SME?

Question 22

__ __ is info in the form of visual or pictorial representation of person(s), place(s), or thing(s), with sound or none

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Visual Information

Question 23

What reference should you refer to for help writing keywords?

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DoD Visual Information Style Guide (current edition).

Question 24

"Who do we want to reach? What do we want them to do? What message(s) do we want to communicate?"

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These are questions to consider when researching a topic

Question 25

________ involves the muscle movement used in speech.

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Articulation

Question 26

Why are there a variety of ways to present the 5 W’s or story content?

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The story type and intent will decide the right medium and story structure.

Question 27

The subject-verb-object sentence structure is known as _________ voice.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 28

Your base is preparing to host an air show. What information would be beneficial to your external audience?

Accepted Answer

Parking

Question 29

In what step of the communication framework (RIDE) do you brainstorm and come up with a strategy?

Accepted Answer

Ideate

Question 30

How do interpersonal skills impact the success of an interview?

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They help show interest in the subject while building rapport

Question 31

True or False: Open-ended questions generate the worst types of answers because they don't fully answer the question.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Public Affairs is public information, command information and community engagement activities.

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True

Question 33

True or False: Giving the reader and emotional experience is a powerful goal of storytelling.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

True or False: People who engage others with their eyes are judged as more credible than those who avoid eye contact.

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True

Question 35

You create and share content by collecting the info, communicating the message and executing the plan in this phase.

Accepted Answer

The Develop Phase

Question 36

The 5 W's for caption writing are not the same as the 5W's for storytelling.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

What are 4 of the metadata fields you must complete for releasable imagery?

Accepted Answer

VIRIN, Date Shot, Operation/Exercise, Headline

Question 38

Fill in the blank: Who, What, ______, Why, When, How

Accepted Answer

Where

Question 39

Commanders are responsible for providing guidance that links three areas of military doctrine. What are the areas?

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Strategic direction, operational approaches and tactical action

Question 40

What are the two reasons that a military communicator should keep an eye on the clock?

Accepted Answer

To include the “when” in every story., To finish every story before the deadline

Question 41

Name three ways nervous energy can turn into random movements.

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Rocking, pacing, tapping

Question 42

When closing the interview, review notes, ask if subject has anything to add, check name (spelling)& technical data, &__

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Exchange contact information

Question 43

Which of the 5 W’s gives the story substance?

Accepted Answer

What

Question 44

What are the major elements necessary in every interaction involving messages?

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Source, Encoding, Xmitting, Channel, Decoding, Receiving, Feedback , Noise

Question 45

If you can’t find what you are looking for in the AP Stylebook, where should you look?

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Most recent Webster's New World College Dictionary or cmd's local st. guide

Question 46

What has no place when writing for the military?

Accepted Answer

The writer's opinion

Question 47

Name 3 benefits of a well-told story.

Accepted Answer

It entertains, informs, & inspires

Short FA1 Review

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Short FA1 Review

Questions 47