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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. The perspective that the ethical quality of an action is determined by the intentions and virtue of the actor






2. What audience members hold to be true or false






3. Mediated communication that occurs with both participants attending message exchange in real-time






4. The way in which people segment a sequence of words or behaviors






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






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






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






8. Fearing evaluation - feeling - feeling conspicuous - holding yourself to rigid rules - negative self-talk






9. Service provider used for sending digital communication; usually associated with emails






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






11. A therapeutic technique the help anxious people reduce their fears by associating communication with relaxation






12. Submitting the same work for more than one class






13. Coming to group conclusion without critical thinking or evaluation of alternatives






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






15. The source's act of transforming an idea into a message to transmit to a receiver






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






17. The minimum number of people needed to achieve the desired results






18. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






19. The perspective that the best way to determine the ethical course of action is to consider the relationship between the actions of others and one's own choices of actions






20. The overall feel of the group - composed of all the group's relationships






21. The receiver's act of attaching meaning to a message sent by a source






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






23. Being adaptive - creative - and experimental in your communication style






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






25. The first stage of hearing is when you receive the message (or listen to it)






26. Motivating team members using a system of rewards and punishments






27. Hierarchical cultures where there is a clear chain of command and communication interactions are dependent on where one's position falls on the hierarchy






28. 'Learning' through experience that you can't change a situation






29. 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






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






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






32. The broad value tendencies of a culture in emphasizing the importance of the 'we' identify over the 'I' identify - group rights over individual rights - and in-group needs over individuals wants and desires






33. The interplay between encoding and decoding messages






34. The affective aspect of a message






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






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






37. The act of interpreting a situation and treating the interoperation as real






38. The symbolic exchange process whereby individuals form two or more different cultural communities negotiate shared meanings in an interactive situation






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






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






41. A method that allows a public speaker to integrate research into the body of their text






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






43. Areas of the citations- like author - title - journal title - abstract or full text- that are found in various journals






44. A culture in which meaning is expressed through explicit verbal messages






45. The perspective that the ethical quality of an action should be determined by evaluating its consequences






46. A learned system of meanings which help us make sense in our everyday surroundings






47. Theory of the perfect team size according to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos






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






49. 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






50. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction