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






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






3. What audience members hold to be true or false






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






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






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






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






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






9. A decision-making method that pursues agreement among most team members while thoughtfully resolving and/or alleviating objections along the way






10. Submitting the same work for more than one class






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Originator of a message






30. The first stage of hearing is when you receive the message (or listen to it)






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






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






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






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






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






36. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






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






38. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Ideas - feelings - information - and the like presented to an audience through a variety of methods as selected by the presenter - and preferably developed at all times with the audience in mind






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






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






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






48. This refers to a tendency for group members to seek social harmony so much that it negatively impacts their decision-making abilities






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






50. Shyness or communication apprehension







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