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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 extent to which the message after transmission is similar to the message originally transmitted






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






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






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






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






6. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






8. 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






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






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






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

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






13. The affective aspect of a message






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






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






16. Submitting the same work for more than one class






17. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






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






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






20. Communication that is not occurring in real time






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






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






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






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






25. A creative method in which each person comes up with ideas on their own before sharing with the rest of the group






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






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






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






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






30. The result of an act of encoding






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






32. The substantive aspect of a message






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






34. 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






35. To mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of; to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences






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






37. Being adaptive - creative - and experimental in your communication style






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






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






40. This theory of audience analysis argues that audience members have a variety of needs that range from physiological needs to self-actualization needs

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






42. What audience members hold to be true or false






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






44. This type of communication apprehension occurs only in particular - and typically stressful - contexts






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






46. Cultures like the US - Canada - and Western Europe who value individual identity - individual rights over group rights - and individual needs over group needs






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






48. A therapeutic technique the help anxious people reduce their fears by associating communication with relaxation






49. Originator of a message






50. 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