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






2. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






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






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






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






6. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






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






9. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






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






12. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






13. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






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






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






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






33. What audience members hold to be true or false






34. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






36. 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






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






38. Standards for behavior that people don't alter even when the situation warrants






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






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






41. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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