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






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






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






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






5. The substantive aspect of a message






6. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. To mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of; to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences






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






15. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






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






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






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






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






20. Reward for engaging in some activity. Example: when an audience applauds you during a presentation






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






22. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






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






24. 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






25. Proactively and systematically gathering and reviewing information about those whom you will be presenting your message in an effort to increase presentation effectiveness






26. The act of interpreting a situation and treating the interpretation as real






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






28. Hierarchical cultures where there is a clear chain of command and communication interactions are dependent on where one's position falls on the hierarchy






29. 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






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






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






32. What are the two levels/types of meaning every message transmits?






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






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






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






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






37. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






39. Statistical data about an audience






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






41. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






43. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






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






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






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






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






48. The extent to which the message after transmission is similar to the message originally transmitted






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






50. Communication that is not occurring in real time







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