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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. This type of communication apprehension occurs only in particular - and typically stressful - contexts






11. The minimum number of people needed to achieve the desired results






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






13. A culture in which the emphasis in on how intention or meaning can best be conveyed through the context and nonverbal channels






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






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






16. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






18. A leadership style in which the leader is hands-off and allows members to make decisions on their own






19. Our public selves that make up who we want to be seen as






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






21. Having more information - stimulating creativity - a system of checks - better decision-making process - division of labor - motivation






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






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






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






25. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






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






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






29. Originator of a message






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






42. 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






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






44. What audience members hold to be true or false






45. Coming to group conclusion without critical thinking or evaluation of alternatives






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






47. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






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






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






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