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People Skills
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
language is subjective
ethics
defensiveness
language is symbolic
2. What are the guidelines for listening?
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3. Inspiring and influencing others - setting your actions as example - knowing where to go...
mediation
leadership
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
non-assertion
4. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
feedback
clean up
encoding
ethics
5. A group of people who work together to set goaks - make decisions - solve problems - and put ideas into action
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
direct agression
reflected appraisal
team
6. Basics of tact and courtesy
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
leadership
ability to read others perceptions of you
reflected appraisal
7. Which 2 guidelines for listening would you choose to incorporate more into your listening?
Complete
55%
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
8. Having good manners in your dealing with people.
etiquette
Complete
self esteem
message
9. What nonverbal symbols are best at communicating?
accountability .
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
others awareness
10. What are the different styles for handling conflict?
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
indirect communication
mediation
7%
11. What is the nature of conflict?
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
self concept
location - timing - intensity - relationships
cowardly agression
12. Background of communication that influences how people interpret the message
self concept
external noise
accountability .
frame of reference
13. Communicating with words
clear - complete - concise - considerate
verbal
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
defensiveness
14. What % of communication is nonverbal?
non-assertion
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
55%
Why?
15. What % of communication is language?
professionalism
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
7%
conflict
16. Skills that promote relationships with other people.
interpersonal skills
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
frame of reference
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
17. Your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and be sensitive to others emotions
channel
emotional intelligence EQ
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
Quickest way to break up a conversation
18. Your conscious read of others thoughts and feelings
others awareness
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
Quickest way to break up a conversation
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
19. _______________ criticism is presented in a way that can help you learn and grow.
Concise
discrimination
constructive
1. be quick to listen and slow to speak 2. listen to understand 3. let listening be an act of love (don't listen to talk)
20. Doing what needs to be done and doing it withou tbeing told
encoding
ability to read others perceptions of you
initiative
internal noise
21. Considerate
decoding
worry about location - timing - tone
stereotype
initiative
22. What are the 3 codes used to express thoughts and feelings?
Why?
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
23. Evaluations of self worth (how you feel about these qualities)
language is symbolic
self esteem
cross-functional team
frame of reference
24. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
stereotype
communication
piece of information
25. Cardinal rule of conflict
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26. Factors that shape our frame of reference
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
38%
27. Stress key words - not confusing or complicated
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
piece of information
brash - pushy - considers only one point of view - my way of the highway - no compromising - belittle - intimidating or manipulating - don't use this kind of tone - this tone won't get your way - turns people off
Clear
28. Harmonious and assertive tone
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
55%
location - timing - intensity - relationships
29. Being on time
reflected appraisal
punctual
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
Why?
30. We compare our weaknesses with others strengths (causes inferiority)
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
direct comparison
reflected appraisal
emotional intelligence EQ
31. What % of communication is paralanguage?
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
38%
constructive
self awareness
32. Conversation killers
Complete
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
Concise
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
33. What are the unhealthy listening patterns and habits?
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
1. pseudo listening: imitation of listening 2. stage hogging: turn what they say to you 3. selective listening: listen to parts 4. insulated listening: uncomfortable w/ subject so you change it 5. multitask listening
decoding
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
34. 4 types of love in the greek language
worry about location - timing - tone
leadership
emotional intelligence EQ
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
35. The ability to say and do things in a way that will not offend another person
Clear
frame of reference
etiquette
tact
36. Training of oneself; correction or regulation of oneself for improvement
self-discipline (control)
noise
leadership
constructive
37. Awareness of others perceptions of yourself
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
ability to read others perceptions of you
38%
38. Aggressive
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39. Proper handshake
encoding
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
worry about location - timing - tone
40. The medium that carries the message
direct agression
channel
self concept
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
41. A struggle between 2 or more people
conflict
decoding
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
language is symbolic
42. It takes a lot longer to _____ a relational mess then it does to prevent one
language is subjective
clean up
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
noise
43. The relatively stable perceptions you hold of yourself (who you think you are - e.g. smart)
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
1. pseudo listening: imitation of listening 2. stage hogging: turn what they say to you 3. selective listening: listen to parts 4. insulated listening: uncomfortable w/ subject so you change it 5. multitask listening
self concept
44. Speak to issue w/o raising hostility (you help someone come to a conclusion)
indirect communication
non-assertion
1. Agape: sacrificial love - looking out for the other persons highest and best 2. Phileo: brotherly love 3. Eros: romantic love 4. Storge: love of a parent for a child
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
45. How conscious you are of your own motivations - thoughts - and feelings
self awareness
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
external noise
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
46. Associated meaning
non-verbal communication
connotation
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
47. 3 approaches of tone
team
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
assertion
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
48. Not constructive or helpful
defensiveness
negative
mediation
self awareness
49. ABCs for giving directions
feedback
clear - complete - concise - considerate
team
external noise
50. Self concept that reflects the way we believe others see us
negative
reflected appraisal
team
cross-functional team