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People Skills
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Study First
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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Factors that shape EQ
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
non-verbal communication
team
encoding
2. 3 approaches of tone
ethics
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
direct agression
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
3. Associated meaning
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
interpersonal skills
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
connotation
4. Making introductions
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
cross-functional team
noise
integrity
5. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
language is subjective
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
feedback
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
6. Not constructive or helpful
verbal
negative
communication
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)
7. Awareness of others perceptions of yourself
assertion
ability to read others perceptions of you
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
non-verbal communication
8. How conscious you are of your own motivations - thoughts - and feelings
external noise
language is subjective
self awareness
cross-functional team
9. Basics of tact and courtesy
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
cowardly agression
professionalism
10. Nonassertive
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11. 4 types of love in the greek language
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
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
emotional intelligence EQ
integrity
12. Skills that promote relationships with other people.
integrity
stereotype
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
interpersonal skills
13. The medium that carries the message
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
stereotype
non-assertion
channel
14. Criticism expressed in a way that threatens the other person (retaliate)
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
direct agression
emotional intelligence EQ
15. The unwillingness to express thoughts and feelings in a conflict (you run)
non-assertion
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
self awareness
professionalism
16. Hallway
emotional intelligence EQ
negative
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
external noise
17. What you're going through when you're trying to interpret
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
decoding
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
message
18. Factors that shape our frame of reference
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
mediation
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
19. Background of communication that influences how people interpret the message
punctual
direct comparison
frame of reference
discrimination
20. Evaluations of self worth (how you feel about these qualities)
constructive
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
Quickest way to break up a conversation
self esteem
21. Being on time
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
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)
punctual
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
22. Conversation killers
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
self esteem
defensiveness
Clear
23. To act as an intermediary; to work with opposing sides in order to resolve a conflict.
cowardly agression
noise
clear - complete - concise - considerate
mediation
24. We compare our weaknesses with others strengths (causes inferiority)
direct comparison
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
verbal
ability to read others perceptions of you
25. Your conscious read of others thoughts and feelings
others awareness
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
Concise
worry about location - timing - tone
26. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
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
worry about location - timing - tone
communication
mediation
27. The intended meaning of the communication sent
location - timing - intensity - relationships
self esteem
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
message
28. A group of people who work together to set goaks - make decisions - solve problems - and put ideas into action
constructive
non-verbal communication
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
team
29. Receiving criticism
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30. Considerate
connotation
worry about location - timing - tone
direct comparison
defensiveness
31. Speak to issue w/o raising hostility (you help someone come to a conclusion)
indirect communication
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
emotional intelligence EQ
clean up
32. Effective communication basics
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
language is symbolic
initiative
stereotype
33. Your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and be sensitive to others emotions
emotional intelligence EQ
integrity
non-verbal communication
external noise
34. Anything that distracts
noise
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
others awareness
Complete
35. Say something behind back
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
conflict
Clear
cowardly agression
36. What is the nature of conflict?
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
internal noise
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
37. What are the guidelines for listening?
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38. Unequal treatment based on such factors as race - religion - nationality - gender - age - or physical appearnace.
cowardly agression
Concise
clean up
discrimination
39. What are the 3 codes used to express thoughts and feelings?
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
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
self awareness
direct agression
40. What % of communication is nonverbal?
55%
self-discipline (control)
38%
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
41. Give whole story - don't leave out info
self awareness
decoding
reflected appraisal
Complete
42. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
conflict
tact
language is symbolic
self awareness
43. What % of communication is paralanguage?
accountability .
emotional intelligence EQ
Complete
38%
44. Putting up an emotional guard against negative opinion
etiquette
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
channel
defensiveness
45. Same words may be interpreted differently than you meant
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)
language is subjective
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
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
46. How is our self concept developed?
self-discipline (control)
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
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
47. Your message expresses thoughts and feelings clearly and directly w/o making judgements
assertion
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
ethics
language is symbolic
48. The relatively stable perceptions you hold of yourself (who you think you are - e.g. smart)
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
Complete
self concept
integrity
49. Stress key words - not confusing or complicated
interpersonal skills
7%
Clear
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
50. What question helps you be more aware?
38%
Why?
location - timing - intensity - relationships
self concept