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






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






3. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. The affective aspect of a message






10. Audience members' likes and dislikes






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






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






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






14. Failing to properly attribute to a specific piece of information to its source - including faulty paraphrasing






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Motivating team members using a system of rewards and punishments






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






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






24. The interplay between encoding and decoding messages






25. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






27. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






28. 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






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






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






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






32. What audience members hold to be true or false






33. Statistical data about an audience






34. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






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






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






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






38. The process of stating verbatim - in a presentation - information derived from an author other than oneself






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






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






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






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






43. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






45. 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






46. The source's act of transforming an idea into a message to transmit to a receiver






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






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






49. 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






50. A leadership style in which the leader makes decisions by herself






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