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






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






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






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






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






7. The perspective that the ethical quality of an action should be determined by evaluating its consequences






8. The affective aspect of a message






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Cultures that view conflict as a threat and to be avoided






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






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






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






21. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






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






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






24. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






26. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






27. 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






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






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






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






31. The recipient of a message






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






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






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






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






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






37. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






38. Statistical data about an audience






39. A leadership style in which the leader is hands-off and allows members to make decisions on their own






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






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






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






43. The act of interpreting a situation and treating the interpretation as real






44. Failure to exercise sufficient care to protect others from the foreseeable risk of harm caused by one's actions






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






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






47. The general and systematic study of what ought to be the grounds and principles for right and wrong human behavior






48. The changes in culture - the industrialization of work - the shift from villages to towns and cities - the rise of individualism - decline of community - and the technological advances that account for our present social situation






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






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