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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. Characteristics of the audience a speaker might want to know before a speech - such as - ethnicity - ages - education level - sex - socio-economic status






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






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






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






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






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






7. Statistical data about an audience






8. The consequentialist principle that one should choose the course of action that creates the most god for the greatest number of people






9. What audience members hold to be true or false






10. A way of better understanding your audience by compiling statistical data relative to audience members' backgrounds






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






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






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






14. The substantive aspect of a message






15. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






17. In postmodern ethics - the obligation to respond to the actions of others






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






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






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






27. Cues to let the speaker know you're listening






28. 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






29. The affective aspect of a message






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






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






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






33. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






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






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






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






39. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






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






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






43. Shyness or communication apprehension






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






49. Failure to exercise sufficient care to protect others from the foreseeable risk of harm caused by one's actions






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