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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 organization style used for referencing citations in your actual presentation






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

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






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






5. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






7. A therapeutic technique that helps anxious people reduce their fears by visualizing positive outcomes of future experiences






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. The perspective that ethical action can be discovered by examining the act itself and identifying and acting upon one's obligations and duties






13. Stage of the five-step - active-listening model involves answering and giving feedback.






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






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






16. 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






17. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






18. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






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






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






23. Communication that is not occurring in real time






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






31. The substantive aspect of a message






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






33. The result of an act of encoding






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






35. Standards for behavior that people don't alter even when the situation warrants






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






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






38. Areas of the citations- like author - title - journal title - abstract or full text- that are found in various journals






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The symbolic exchange process whereby individuals form two or more different cultural communities negotiate shared meanings in an interactive situation






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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