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






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






3. 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






4. The perspective that the ethical quality of an action is determined by the intentions and virtue of the actor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. When a team meaner slacks off because he know the work will get done regardless of his effort






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






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






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






16. This theory of audience analysis argues that audience members have a variety of needs that range from physiological needs to self-actualization needs


17. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






19. What audience members hold to be true or false






20. 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






21. 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






22. Originator of a message






23. 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






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






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






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


27. Cultures that view conflict as a threat and to be avoided






28. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






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






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






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






32. Shyness or communication apprehension






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. A culture in which meaning is expressed through explicit verbal messages






39. Submitting the same work for more than one class






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






41. The recipient of a message






42. 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






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






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






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






46. This refers to a tendency for group members to seek social harmony so much that it negatively impacts their decision-making abilities






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






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






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






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






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