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Professional Communication Skills Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The symbolic exchange process whereby individuals form two or more different cultural communities negotiate shared meanings in an interactive situation






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






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






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






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






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






8. What audience members hold to be true or false






9. This refers to a tendency for team members to sit back and allow other members to shoulder a disproportional amount of work






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






11. To explain or tell the meaning of; to conceive in the light of individual belief - judgment - or circumstance






12. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






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






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






16. Shyness or communication apprehension






17. 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






18. The medium through which a message passes on its way from source to receiver






19. 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






20. A therapeutic technique that helps anxious people reduce their fears by visualizing positive outcomes of future experiences






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






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






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






24. The changes in culture - the industrialization of work - the shift from villages to towns and cities - the rise of individualism - decline of community - and the technological advances that account for our present social situation






25. A leadership style in which the leader is hands-off and allows members to make decisions on their own






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






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






33. The anxiety you feel about communicating in most situations. Often called 'trait-like anxiety.'






34. Cultures that view conflict as a threat and to be avoided






35. 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






36. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






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






40. Communication that is not occurring in real time






41. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Recasting your interpretation of an event from a different perspective






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






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






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






50. 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






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