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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






2. Process of communicating and interpreting communication—the official communication terms for these processes






3. Communication that is not occurring in real time






4. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






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






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






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






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






10. Any condition that affects the fidelity of the message being sent (internal or external)






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






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






13. Shyness or communication apprehension






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The recipient of a message






25. The affective aspect of a message






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






27. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






28. What audience members hold to be true or false






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






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






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






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






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. To pay attention to sound. To hear something with thoughtful attention: give consideration






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






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






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






38. From the Greek word for 'the word;' it is translated as logic






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






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






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






42. The process whereby one person stimulates meaning in the mind of another through verbal and/or nonverbal means






43. A situation in which person or organization has multiple has multiple interest at stake in a decision - and motivations form one of those interests may corrupt decisions made about another






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Statistical data about an audience






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