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Professional Communication Skills Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A sense of 'stuckness' when trying to write

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2. Failure to exercise sufficient care to protect others from the foreseeable risk of harm caused by one's actions






3. What an audience members judge to be right or wrong






4. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






5. Cultures like the US - Canada - and Western Europe who value individual identity - individual rights over group rights - and individual needs over group needs






6. Any condition that affects the fidelity of the message being sent (internal or external)






7. Considering the benefits or consequences of an action for oneself first - and for others second






8. When employers use internet searches and social networking sites to find out information or screen potential hires






9. The perspective that ethical action can be discovered by examining the act itself and identifying and acting upon one's obligations and duties






10. To mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of; to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences






11. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






12. Modifying or changing the structure - design and/or delivery of your speech to your listeners to enhance message clarity - as well as making your examples and illustrations specifically applicable to your audience to help achieve and maintain audienc






13. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






14. An audience-centered approach to communication in which other perspectives are taken into account






15. A leadership style in which the leader makes decisions by herself






16. Describes the physical process of sound waves bouncing off of an eardrum






17. The process in which you are engaging when you share personal or intimate information with an online audience






18. Taking another person's work in full and representing it as your one while making little or nor change to the material






19. Standards for behavior that people don't alter even when the situation warrants






20. Understanding that your personal opinions and preferences are only temporary - and you might change your mind if you heard a better idea






21. When a team meaner slacks off because he know the work will get done regardless of his effort






22. In postmodern ethics - the obligation to respond to the actions of others






23. The normal anxiety people experience when they find themselves in a stressful situation






24. To grasp the meaning of; to accept as a fact or truth or regard as plausible without utter certainty






25. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






26. One who is ever-mindful of the audience in making his/her presentation - and who adapts to the changing nature of message delivery given the human facets of audience members






27. A creative method in which each person comes up with ideas on their own before sharing with the rest of the group






28. To pay attention to sound. To hear something with thoughtful attention: give consideration






29. A decision-making method that pursues agreement among most team members while thoughtfully resolving and/or alleviating objections along the way






30. Ideas - feelings - information - and the like presented to an audience through a variety of methods as selected by the presenter - and preferably developed at all times with the audience in mind






31. Cultures that work together to achieve a democratic and egalitarian decision-making process and power structure






32. A statement used in your presentation that demonstrates why the source you are referring to is credible






33. Communicators who are located in physical proximity (such as the same room)






34. The process whereby one person stimulates meaning in the mind of another through verbal and/or nonverbal means






35. A culture in which the emphasis in on how intention or meaning can best be conveyed through the context and nonverbal channels






36. The act of interpreting a situation and treating the interpretation as real






37. A situation that forces one to choose between two or more competing ethical principles - or between options that could compromise your ethical principles but protect one's self-interests






38. Statistical data about an audience






39. Many digital communication technologies - particularly text-based technologies - lack much of the information we have face-to-face interactions






40. Cues to let the speaker know you're listening






41. A person who is a compulsive communicator. He or she seemingly cannot 'shut-up'






42. Two or more people working together to produce a result they could not have produced on their own






43. This type of leader emphasizes accomplishing goals and managing time above all else






44. Reward for engaging in some activity. Example: when an audience applauds you during a presentation






45. The recipient of a message






46. Proactively and systematically gathering and reviewing information about those whom you will be presenting your message in an effort to increase presentation effectiveness






47. If in an argument with a friend you may say something you regret but can't take it back






48. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






49. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






50. Combining information from several different sources to create your work and either failing to properly cite them all or failing to add your own original contribution