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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. 'Learning' through experience that you can't change a situation






2. The symbolic exchange process whereby individuals form two or more different cultural communities negotiate shared meanings in an interactive situation






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






7. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






9. The affective aspect of a message






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






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






12. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






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






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






15. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






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






17. A sense of 'stuckness' when trying to write

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






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






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






21. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






22. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






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






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






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






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






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






28. The perspective that ethical action can be discovered by examining the act itself and identifying and acting upon one's obligations and duties






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






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






31. Communication that is not occurring in real time






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






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






34. One feature of many online communication technologies - particularly text-based. Communication and messages are logged or achieved in one or more places and can be accessed later






35. 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






36. Audience members' likes and dislikes






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






38. 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






39. Considering the benefits or consequences of an action for oneself first - and for others second






40. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






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






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






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






44. What an audience members judge to be right or wrong






45. 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






46. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






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






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






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







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