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People Skills
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Study First
Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Factors that shape our frame of reference
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
7%
brash - pushy - considers only one point of view - my way of the highway - no compromising - belittle - intimidating or manipulating - don't use this kind of tone - this tone won't get your way - turns people off
2. What nonverbal symbols are best at communicating?
punctual
self-discipline (control)
Clear
1. body orientation: degree to which you face away or toward someone 2. posture: communicates formality or relaxation 3. gestures: add energy
3. To act as an intermediary; to work with opposing sides in order to resolve a conflict.
55%
cross-functional team
mediation
Why?
4. Conversation killers
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
integrity
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
5. Proper handshake
decoding
direct comparison
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
constructive
6. Give whole story - don't leave out info
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
Complete
Why?
Concise
7. Effective communication basics
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
indirect communication
leadership
self awareness
8. Considerate
Why?
55%
worry about location - timing - tone
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
9. Interrupting others
communication
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
Quickest way to break up a conversation
cross-functional team
10. Your conscious read of others thoughts and feelings
others awareness
integrity
cross-functional team
etiquette
11. Showing people they are important to you
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
Emotional intimacy: we share how we think/feel about things (means most) - intellectual intimacy: sharing topics that are important to us - physical intimacy
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
ethics
12. 3 approaches of tone
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
message
cross-functional team
13. What are the guidelines for listening?
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14. Background of communication that influences how people interpret the message
worry about location - timing - tone
etiquette
frame of reference
location - timing - intensity - relationships
15. Your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and be sensitive to others emotions
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
emotional intelligence EQ
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
assertion
16. 1 of 2 people who simultaneously send and receive messages (verbal or nonverbal)
ability to read others perceptions of you
communication
emotional intelligence EQ
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
17. Following a strict code of conduct or standard of values
message
integrity
initiative
feedback
18. Which 2 guidelines for listening would you choose to incorporate more into your listening?
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
clean up
shows lack of energy/action - appear disinterested or uninvolved - lack self confidence - no appropriate tone at work - appear bored - don't care
19. A listerner's response that tells a sender that the message is understood
feedback
1. be quick to listen and slow to speak 2. listen to understand 3. let listening be an act of love (don't listen to talk)
verbal
discrimination
20. Steps to good professional communication
integrity
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
Quickest way to break up a conversation
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
21. Associated meaning
location - timing - intensity - relationships
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
connotation
self-discipline (control)
22. Hunger
internal noise
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
Quickest way to break up a conversation
Concise
23. Putting message in sending form
give constructive attitude - don't hurt feelings/make feel silly - offer possible solutions/good news - face to face
language is subjective
non-verbal communication
encoding
24. Communicating without the use of words
Quickest way to break up a conversation
piece of information
non-verbal communication
decoding
25. Giving criticism
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26. Not constructive or helpful
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
negative
constructive
1. be quick to listen and slow to speak 2. listen to understand 3. let listening be an act of love (don't listen to talk)
27. The unwillingness to express thoughts and feelings in a conflict (you run)
empathic listening: listening with a desire to understand
non-verbal communication
direct agression
non-assertion
28. Receiving criticism
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29. Criticism expressed in a way that threatens the other person (retaliate)
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
direct agression
punctual
language is symbolic
30. What you're going through when you're trying to interpret
decoding
defensiveness
encoding
professionalism
31. Speak to issue w/o raising hostility (you help someone come to a conclusion)
indirect communication
constructive
direct comparison
Concise
32. A ________________ can be the difference between understanding and not
encoding
piece of information
tone - people skills - handshakes - eye contact - keeping everyone involved
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
33. Basics of tact and courtesy
eye contact - extend hand first - offer firm but relaxed grip
tone - people skills - respecting others differently
Quickest way to break up a conversation
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
34. The symbol reflects our understanding (we see a chair we know its a chair)
noise
language is symbolic
self awareness
direct comparison
35. What are the 3 parts to the 'I Statement?'
frame of reference
reflected appraisal
1. other persons behavior 2. you name how it makes you feel 3. the behaviors consequence for you
55%
36. Harmonious and assertive tone
location - timing - intensity - relationships
integrity
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
external noise
37. The intended meaning of the communication sent
reflected appraisal
assertion
self awareness
message
38. What question helps you be more aware?
leadership
worry about location - timing - tone
Why?
self-discipline (control)
39. We compare our weaknesses with others strengths (causes inferiority)
interpersonal skills
direct comparison
connotation
it is the most precise tool we have to communicate - but it is also limited (misinterpretations)
40. Putting up an emotional guard against negative opinion
defensiveness
piece of information
channel
if you have to be right - you won't handle conflict well
41. Inspiring and influencing others - setting your actions as example - knowing where to go...
Quickest way to break up a conversation
leadership
maintain composure - allow others to finish what they have to say - don't interrupt - listen - as questions - thank person - never condemn other person - cool off if angry
ethics
42. A group of people who work together to set goaks - make decisions - solve problems - and put ideas into action
self concept
team
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
integrity
43. A group of people from different departments or areas working together.
team
cross-functional team
non-assertion
agressive - nonassertive - assertive
44. How is our self concept developed?
punctual
ethics
reflected appraisal and direct comparison
1. self awareness 2. others awareness 3. awareness of others perceptions of yourself
45. Be brief and to the point
professionalism
Concise
interpersonal skills
talk too much about self - talk too little - interrupt others
46. Introducing a new person to a group
noise
location - timing - intensity - relationships
age - experiences - money - culture - education - religion
stop what you are doing - be friendly - address by name - state what you are doing - ask questions - include all
47. Handling problems and criticism gracefully and maturely
Why?
be quick to listen and slow to speak - listen to understand
eye contact - handshake - proper intro - respect - include all
professionalism
48. Nonassertive
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49. What are the 3 codes used to express thoughts and feelings?
non-assertion
1. nonverbal: expressions - eye contact - gestures 2. language: what you say 3. paralanguage: other qual. of your voice (pitch - tempo - volume)
non-verbal communication
address by name - state what you are doing - be friendly - introduce others - ask questions/make comments
50. ABCs for giving directions
handshake - eye contact - introduction - stopping own conversation
verbal
etiquette
clear - complete - concise - considerate