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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 decision-making method that pursues agreement among most team members while thoughtfully resolving and/or alleviating objections along the way






2. A type of therapy that helps alleviate people's fears through directed conversation






3. The way in which people segment a sequence of words or behaviors






4. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






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






7. Just because you are not talking does not mean you are not sending a message. Name the basic proposition of communication that explains this concept






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






9. The anxiety you feel about communicating in most situations. Often called 'trait-like anxiety.'






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


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






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






13. Communication that is not occurring in real time






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






15. To grasp the meaning of; to accept as a fact or truth or regard as plausible without utter certainty






16. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






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






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






19. 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






20. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






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






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






24. Shyness or communication apprehension






25. The result of an act of encoding






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. The interplay between encoding and decoding messages






32. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






33. 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






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






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






36. Motivating team members using a system of rewards and punishments






37. A therapeutic technique the help anxious people reduce their fears by associating communication with relaxation






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






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






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






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






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






43. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






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






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






46. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






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






48. Statistical data about an audience






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






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