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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. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Understanding that your personal opinions and preferences are only temporary - and you might change your mind if you heard a better idea






15. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






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






18. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






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






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






22. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






23. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






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






25. The first stage of hearing is when you receive the message (or listen to it)






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Shyness or communication apprehension






31. 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






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






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






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






35. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






37. To say something in return: make an answer; to react in response






38. 'Learning' through experience that you can't change a situation






39. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






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






41. The substantive aspect of a message






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






43. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






44. 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






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






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






47. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






49. The overall feel of the group - composed of all the group's relationships






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