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Chapter 13: Are You Overloaded with Information?
Chapter 13: Are You Overloaded with Information?
Read the statement and choose the response that best describes you.
Problems in informative speaking are often the result of information overload -- on both the speaker's and the audience's parts. For each statement, select "often," "sometimes," or "seldom."
Please note that this exercise is for self-study, and your instructor will not be able to see your responses.
1. I forget information I need to know. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
2. I have difficulty concentrating on important tasks. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
3. When I go online, I feel anxious about the work that I don’t have time to do. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
4. I have e-mail messages sitting in my inbox that are more than 2 weeks old. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
5. I constantly check my online services because I am afraid that if I don’t, I will never catch up. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
6. I find myself easily distracted by things that allow me to avoid work I need to do. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
7. I feel fatigued by the amount of information I encounter. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
8. I delay making decisions because of too many choices. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
9. I make wrong decisions because of too many choices. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |
10. I spend too much time seeking information that is nice to know rather than information that I need to know. | Seldom | Sometimes | Often |