Glossary term
What is Check-back?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Check-back" means: Repeating what you heard in your own words and asking 'Did I get that right?' It is best used to catch mistakes in details. It is taught in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results. Related terms include Follow-up question, Liking gap, Assertive and Illusion of transparency.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Check-back?
Repeating what you heard in your own words and asking 'Did I get that right?' It is best used to catch mistakes in details.
Where is Check-back taught?
Check-back is defined in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results.
Which lessons cover Check-back?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results, lesson 3.3: Check That You Understood
Which terms are related to Check-back?
Next to Check-back in the course glossaries: Follow-up question, Liking gap, Assertive, Illusion of transparency, Active voice, Spotlight effect, Plain language and Filler word.
Follow-up questionLiking gapAssertiveIllusion of transparencyActive voiceSpotlight effectPlain languageFiller word
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Check-back?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results: None. You will choose two real situations to work on in Module 1: a short talk (Situation A) and an important message or negotiation (Situation B).