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






2. The affective aspect of a message






3. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






4. A way of better understanding your audience by compiling attitudinal information relative to values - beliefs - and ideology of your audience






5. Combining information from several different sources to create your work and either failing to properly cite them all or failing to add your own original contribution






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Modifying or changing the structure - design and/or delivery of your speech to your listeners to enhance message clarity - as well as making your examples and illustrations specifically applicable to your audience to help achieve and maintain audienc






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






12. Hierarchical cultures where there is a clear chain of command and communication interactions are dependent on where one's position falls on the hierarchy






13. This refers to a tendency for team members to sit back and allow other members to shoulder a disproportional amount of work






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






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






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






17. The substantive aspect of a message






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






19. 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






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






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






22. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






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






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






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






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






27. Statistical data about an audience






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






29. The perspective that the best way to determine the ethical course of action is to consider the relationship between the actions of others and one's own choices of actions






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






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






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






33. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






34. What are the two levels/types of meaning every message transmits?






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. A therapeutic technique that helps people who are anxious reduce their fears by changing unrealistic beliefs to more realistic ones






44. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






46. Characteristics of the audience a speaker might want to know before a speech - such as - ethnicity - ages - education level - sex - socio-economic status






47. Communication that is not occurring in real time






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






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

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50. The interplay between encoding and decoding messages