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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 minimum number of people needed to achieve the desired results






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






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






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






5. The organization style used for referencing citations in your actual presentation






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






7. 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






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






9. Falsely representing any material obtained from another source as your own work






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






15. Having more information - stimulating creativity - a system of checks - better decision-making process - division of labor - motivation






16. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






17. 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






18. A way of better understanding your audience by compiling attitudinal information relative to values - beliefs - and ideology of your audience






19. Therapeutic technique that helps alleviate people's fear through directed conversation






20. Refers to audience members' general likes and dislikes in relation to particular subjects






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






22. Having multiple types of connections with another person in your group






23. A sense of 'stuckness' when trying to write

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24. Lack of reward for engaging in a particular activity. In this case - specifically - children seldom encouraged to - or actively discouraged from - practicing communication skills






25. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






27. 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






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






29. Stage of the five-step - active-listening model involves answering and giving feedback.






30. An assumed name. In the case of mediated communication - this could be an email address - screen name - or the name of a video game character






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






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






33. An initial assembly of your team to familiarize all members with the goals - expectations - and particulars of the project and each other






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






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






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






37. The substantive aspect of a message






38. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






39. Documented tasks assigned to a member for completion by a particular time






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






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






42. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






43. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






44. Just because you are not talking does not mean you are not sending a message. Name the basic proposition of communication that explains this concept






45. A response that shows you care about the person and value what they have to say






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






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






48. This type of communication apprehension occurs only in particular - and typically stressful - contexts






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






50. To bring to mind or think of again; to keep in mind for attention or consideration