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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. Give whole story - don't leave out info
worry about location - timing - tone
Complete
encoding
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
2. Proper handshake
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
feedback
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
3. It takes a lot longer to _____ a relational mess then it does to prevent one
clean up
38%
Clear
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
4. _______________ criticism is presented in a way that can help you learn and grow.
self awareness
interpersonal skills
verbal
constructive
5. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society
initiative
frame of reference
ethics
cross-functional team
6. Showing people they are important to you
Complete
clean up
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
7. ABCs for giving directions
Concise
verbal
negative
clear - complete - concise - considerate
8. What nonverbal symbols are best at communicating?
self esteem
decoding
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
9. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
encoding
accountability .
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
feedback
10. Your conscious read of others thoughts and feelings
others awareness
tact
verbal
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
11. Basics of tact and courtesy
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
verbal
decoding
12. Hallway
clear - complete - concise - considerate
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
piece of information
external noise
13. How is verbal communication both a bridge and a barrier?
reflected appraisal
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
clear - complete - concise - considerate
etiquette
14. Your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and be sensitive to others emotions
clean up
emotional intelligence EQ
non-assertion
direct agression
15. To act as an intermediary; to work with opposing sides in order to resolve a conflict.
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
mediation
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
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
16. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
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
communication
Clear
message
17. Training of oneself; correction or regulation of oneself for improvement
self-discipline (control)
internal noise
indirect communication
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
18. 3 approaches of tone
ability to read others perceptions of you
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
19. Speak to issue w/o raising hostility (you help someone come to a conclusion)
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
indirect communication
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
20. Willingness to take credit and blame for actions
channel
accountability .
non-verbal communication
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
21. What you're going through when you're trying to interpret
decoding
mediation
discrimination
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
22. Following a strict code of conduct or standard of values
unpleasant feelings - but with well handled conflict comes greater intimacy in a relationship
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
language is symbolic
integrity
23. 4 types of love in the greek language
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
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
Why?
24. Doing what needs to be done and doing it withou tbeing told
ability to read others perceptions of you
constructive
team
initiative
25. Interrupting others
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
Quickest way to break up a conversation
language is symbolic
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
26. An oversimplified and distorted belief about a person or group
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
ethics
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
stereotype
27. A group of people from different departments or areas working together.
interpersonal skills
self awareness
cross-functional team
integrity
28. Nonassertive
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29. Awareness of others perceptions of yourself
clear - complete - concise - considerate
ability to read others perceptions of you
others awareness
indirect communication
30. What are the unhealthy listening patterns and habits?
direct agression
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
conflict
self concept
31. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
encoding
language is symbolic
clean up
reflected appraisal
32. Having good manners in your dealing with people.
etiquette
external noise
direct comparison
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
33. Introducing a new person to a group
clean up
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
34. How conscious you are of your own motivations - thoughts - and feelings
Why?
self awareness
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
interpersonal skills
35. Same words may be interpreted differently than you meant
assertion
interpersonal skills
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
language is subjective
36. Making introductions
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
verbal
defensiveness
37. Steps to good professional communication
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
reflected appraisal
channel
piece of information
38. Aggressive
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39. What question helps you be more aware?
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
self awareness
message
Why?
40. What are the different kinds of intimacy?
integrity
channel
self esteem
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
41. How is our self concept developed?
integrity
self-discipline (control)
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
42. What are the guidelines for listening?
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43. What are the different styles for handling conflict?
non-assertion - direct agression - cowards agression - indirect communication - assertion
clean up
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
44. What is the healthy listening habit?
worry about location - timing - tone
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
noise
45. Evaluations of self worth (how you feel about these qualities)
self esteem
feedback
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
constructive
46. Putting up an emotional guard against negative opinion
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
location - timing - intensity - relationships
etiquette
defensiveness
47. What % of communication is nonverbal?
professionalism
self concept
constructive
55%
48. Factors that shape EQ
decoding
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
assertion
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
49. Skills that promote relationships with other people.
encoding
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
indirect communication
interpersonal skills
50. Putting message in sending form
channel
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
encoding
self-discipline (control)