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Professional Communication Skills Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Areas of the citations- like author - title - journal title - abstract or full text- that are found in various journals






2. The process where you rearticulate - in your words - what you learned from consulting the research of an original author






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






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






5. Listening that is peculiar to a certain individual; the listening skills are modified or affected by personal views - experience - or background - i.e. - a subjective account of the incident






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






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






8. A leadership style in which members participate in the decision-making process






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






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






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






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






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

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






15. Communication that is not occurring in real time






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






17. What audience members hold to be true or false






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






19. The result of an act of encoding






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






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






22. Originator of a message






23. 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






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






25. Those upon whom the ideas - feelings - information - e.g. the message - are presented






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






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






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






29. Motivating team members by connecting them to a greater ideal






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






35. 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






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






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. This refers to a tendency for group members to seek social harmony so much that it negatively impacts their decision-making abilities






39. A type of therapy that helps alleviate people's fears through directed conversation






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






41. Submitting the same work for more than one class






42. To determine or fix the value of; to determine the significance - worth - or condition of - usually by careful appraisal and study






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






44. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






45. 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






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






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






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






49. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






50. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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