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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. Shyness or communication apprehension






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






10. Our public selves that make up who we want to be seen as






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






12. Characteristics of the audience a speaker might want to know before a speech - such as - ethnicity - ages - education level - sex - socio-economic status






13. A way of better understanding your audience by compiling statistical data relative to audience members' backgrounds






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






15. A therapeutic technique that helps people who are anxious reduce their fears by changing unrealistic beliefs to more realistic ones






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






17. Communication is a process - the stimulation of meaning - and both verbal and nonverbal






18. Being consciously aware of - and paying attention to our communication behavior






19. The recipient of a message






20. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






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






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






23. The consequentialist principle that one should choose the course of action that creates the most god for the greatest number of people






24. One feature of many online communication technologies - particularly text-based. Communication and messages are logged or achieved in one or more places and can be accessed later






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






26. To say something in return: make an answer; to react in response






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A type of book that does not consist of one comprehensive study but instead a number of studies written by various authors






41. Process of communicating and interpreting communication—the official communication terms for these processes






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






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






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






45. The extent to which the message after transmission is similar to the message originally transmitted






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






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






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






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






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