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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To determine or fix the value of; to determine the significance - worth - or condition of - usually by careful appraisal and study






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The affective aspect of a message






11. What are the two levels/types of meaning every message transmits?






12. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






13. What an audience members judge to be right or wrong






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






15. Communication that is not occurring in real time






16. This type of leader emphasizes accomplishing goals and managing time above all else






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






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






19. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






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






21. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






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






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






24. Two or more people working together to produce a result they could not have produced on their own






25. A situation in which person or organization has multiple has multiple interest at stake in a decision - and motivations form one of those interests may corrupt decisions made about another






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






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






28. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






30. Shyness or communication apprehension






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






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






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






34. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






35. The general and systematic study of what ought to be the grounds and principles for right and wrong human behavior






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






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






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






39. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. The result of an act of encoding






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






48. What audience members hold to be true or false






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






50. The recipient of a message