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






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






3. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






5. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






6. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Submitting the same work for more than one class






13. The minimum number of people needed to achieve the desired results






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






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






16. Mediated communication that occurs with both participants attending message exchange in real-time






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






18. Shyness or communication apprehension






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






20. Fearing evaluation - feeling - feeling conspicuous - holding yourself to rigid rules - negative self-talk






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Documented tasks assigned to a member for completion by a particular time






29. A learned system of meanings which help us make sense in our everyday surroundings






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






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






32. A type of newspaper article - written either by editors of the newspapers or approved guest writers - that expresses an opinion rather than delivering neutral reports on the news






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Audience members' likes and dislikes






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






41. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






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






44. The general predisposition to avoid situations that require communication






45. 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






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






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






48. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






50. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience