TL FIRST INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT GROUP PRE APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

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Have you ever received a disciplinary warning or query from an employment or education? Please choose Yes No Not Applicable

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To convince others that you are credible and trustworthy do you...

(A) Cite statistics (B) Share an anecdote (C) Use a combination of statistics and anecdote

Lee Iacocca has been named the sales-person of the century. Which of these sentences belongs to the persuasion-meister...

(A) It is imperative for us to unite, to grit our teeth, to aspire to new heights. (B) For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. (C) It's a leader's job to bring the bad news, to get people to believe things they don't want to believe, and then to go out and do things they don't want to do

A persuasive leader...

(A) Listens as much as he or she talks (B) Tells it like it is (C) Enjoys the use of power

People who are effective persuaders...

(A) Use little words (B) Rely on current buzzwords (C) Teach their followers via very long words

Parallelism (deliberate repetition of words or phrases)...

(A) Is annoying to listeners/readers (B) Creates a monotonous impression (C) Is an effective persuasion-tool

'Chiasmus' refers to...

(A) A style of footnoting references (B) An expression that uses a word(s) from the first half of the sentence in a new way, in the second half of the same sentence (C) A literary device used by scholars

Definitions...

(A) Should be provided from a reputable source (B) Sound patronizing (C) Are most effective when newly coined

An expression such as 'our children are our future'...

(A) Has lost its effectiveness due to overuse (B) Appeals to a broad spectrum of listeners/readers (C) Reminds us of purpose

'The real challenge for business people is to get communication out of information' according to...

(A) President George W Bush (B) Management expert Peter Drucker (C) Futurist Alvin Toffler

Metaphors...

(A) According to Aristotle, when understood, represent the beginning of genius (B) According to management-guru Warren Bennis, help effect change (C) According to Jose Ortega y Gasset, philosopher and Spanish Civil War revolutionary, are the most fertile power on earth

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