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People Skills
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Study First
Subject
:
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. Showing people they are important to you
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
clear - complete - concise - considerate
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
self awareness
2. Proper handshake
Complete
emotional intelligence EQ
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
others awareness
3. The unwillingness to express thoughts and feelings in a conflict (you run)
non-assertion
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
feedback
location - timing - intensity - relationships
4. Having good manners in your dealing with people.
initiative
conflict
etiquette
self concept
5. Giving criticism
6. Be brief and to the point
Concise
feedback
clear - complete - concise - considerate
verbal
7. Communicating without the use of words
non-verbal communication
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
mediation
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
8. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
etiquette
feedback
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
9. 3 approaches of tone
language is subjective
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
self esteem
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
10. A struggle between 2 or more people
initiative
Why?
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
conflict
11. What is the nature of conflict?
55%
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
ability to read others perceptions of you
noise
12. Give whole story - don't leave out info
integrity
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
Complete
ethics
13. Your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and be sensitive to others emotions
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
cowardly agression
emotional intelligence EQ
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
14. Which 2 guidelines for listening would you choose to incorporate more into your listening?
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
feedback
cowardly agression
Clear
15. What you're going through when you're trying to interpret
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
decoding
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
self awareness
16. A group of people from different departments or areas working together.
cross-functional team
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
17. The relatively stable perceptions you hold of yourself (who you think you are - e.g. smart)
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
cowardly agression
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
self concept
18. Communicating with words
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
verbal
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
55%
19. Say something behind back
defensiveness
cowardly agression
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
message
20. What are the guidelines for listening?
21. Receiving criticism
22. What are the unhealthy listening patterns and habits?
stereotype
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
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
23. What are the 3 parts to the 'I Statement?'
conflict
language is symbolic
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
piece of information
24. What are the different kinds of intimacy?
encoding
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
Clear
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
25. Criticism expressed in a way that threatens the other person (retaliate)
7%
punctual
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
direct agression
26. How is verbal communication both a bridge and a barrier?
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
self esteem
communication
language is subjective
27. Anything that distracts
indirect communication
location - timing - intensity - relationships
conflict
noise
28. Cardinal rule of conflict
29. Harmonious and assertive tone
55%
stereotype
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
location - timing - intensity - relationships
30. Speak to issue w/o raising hostility (you help someone come to a conclusion)
communication
clean up
indirect communication
clear - complete - concise - considerate
31. Nonassertive
32. Training of oneself; correction or regulation of oneself for improvement
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
cowardly agression
ability to read others perceptions of you
self-discipline (control)
33. What question helps you be more aware?
7%
Why?
Complete
reflected appraisal
34. The ability to say and do things in a way that will not offend another person
indirect communication
tact
noise
leadership
35. Basics of tact and courtesy
self esteem
noise
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
38%
36. Following a strict code of conduct or standard of values
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
integrity
mediation
37. An oversimplified and distorted belief about a person or group
external noise
assertion
stereotype
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)
38. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
language is symbolic
communication
professionalism
worry about location - timing - tone
39. The intended meaning of the communication sent
location - timing - intensity - relationships
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
verbal
message
40. Steps to good professional communication
worry about location - timing - tone
constructive
ability to read others perceptions of you
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
41. We compare our weaknesses with others strengths (causes inferiority)
direct comparison
clean up
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
professionalism
42. What % of communication is paralanguage?
punctual
55%
38%
7%
43. Being on time
frame of reference
initiative
punctual
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
44. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
communication
non-verbal communication
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
worry about location - timing - tone
45. What nonverbal symbols are best at communicating?
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
worry about location - timing - tone
46. Putting up an emotional guard against negative opinion
ethics
cross-functional team
self concept
defensiveness
47. Hunger
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
defensiveness
internal noise
language is symbolic
48. A ________________ can be the difference between understanding and not
Complete
emotional intelligence EQ
piece of information
indirect communication
49. Introducing a new person to a group
mediation
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
punctual
50. Hallway
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
external noise
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)
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself