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Professional Communication Skills Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. From the Greek word for 'the word;' it is translated as logic






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Shyness or communication apprehension






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






8. Cultures like the US - Canada - and Western Europe who value individual identity - individual rights over group rights - and individual needs over group needs






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






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






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






12. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






14. Originator of a message






15. Failing to properly attribute to a specific piece of information to its source - including faulty paraphrasing






16. Those upon whom the ideas - feelings - information - e.g. the message - are presented






17. A leadership style in which members participate in the decision-making process






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






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






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






21. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






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






24. The substantive aspect of a message






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






26. The result of an act of encoding






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






28. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Submitting the same work for more than one class






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






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






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






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






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






43. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






45. Statistical data about an audience






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






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






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






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






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