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






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






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






4. A type of newspaper article - written either by editors of the newspapers or approved guest writers - that expresses an opinion rather than delivering neutral reports on the news






5. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






6. 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






7. The broad value tendencies of a culture in emphasizing the importance of the 'we' identify over the 'I' identify - group rights over individual rights - and in-group needs over individuals wants and desires






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






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






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






11. The changes in culture - the industrialization of work - the shift from villages to towns and cities - the rise of individualism - decline of community - and the technological advances that account for our present social situation






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






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






14. The result of an act of encoding






15. Taking another person's work in full and representing it as your one while making little or nor change to the material






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






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






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






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






20. The perspective that the best way to determine the ethical course of action is to consider the relationship between the actions of others and one's own choices of actions






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






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






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






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






25. The affective aspect of a message






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






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






28. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






30. A therapeutic technique that helps people who are anxious reduce their fears by changing unrealistic beliefs to more realistic ones






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






32. 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






33. One feature of many online communication technologies - particularly text-based. Communication and messages are logged or achieved in one or more places and can be accessed later






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






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






36. Refers to audience members' general likes and dislikes in relation to particular subjects






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






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






39. The organization style used for referencing citations in your actual presentation






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






47. Fearing evaluation - feeling - feeling conspicuous - holding yourself to rigid rules - negative self-talk






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






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






50. 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







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