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






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. Submitting the same work for more than one class






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Shyness or communication apprehension






19. Statistical data about an audience






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






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






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






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






24. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






27. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






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






30. A statement used in your presentation that demonstrates why the source you are referring to is credible






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






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






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






34. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






35. A therapeutic technique that helps anxious people reduce their fears by visualizing positive outcomes of future experiences






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. A response that shows you care about the person and value what they have to say






42. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






43. A type of book that does not consist of one comprehensive study but instead a number of studies written by various authors






44. What audience members hold to be true or false






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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