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Professional Communication Skills Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The result of an act of encoding






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






9. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






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






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






13. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






14. Shyness or communication apprehension






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






25. A therapeutic technique the help anxious people reduce their fears by associating communication with relaxation






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






27. Submitting the same work for more than one class






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






29. 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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30. A sense of 'stuckness' when trying to write

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






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






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






34. Communication that is not occurring in real time






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Recasting your interpretation of an event from a different perspective






42. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






43. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






45. The recipient of a message






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






47. Cues to let the speaker know you're listening






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






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






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






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