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Professional Communication Skills Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Communication that is not occurring in real time






2. The process of stating verbatim - in a presentation - information derived from an author other than oneself






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Failing to properly attribute to a specific piece of information to its source - including faulty paraphrasing






17. Listening that is peculiar to a certain individual; the listening skills are modified or affected by personal views - experience - or background - i.e. - a subjective account of the incident






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






19. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






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






21. Stage of the five-step - active-listening model involves answering and giving feedback.






22. A situation that forces one to choose between two or more competing ethical principles - or between options that could compromise your ethical principles but protect one's self-interests






23. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






25. Therapeutic technique that helps alleviate people's fear through directed conversation






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Audience members' likes and dislikes






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






34. 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






35. Shyness or communication apprehension






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






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






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






39. The tendency of a person to avoid social interaction






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






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






42. A culture in which meaning is expressed through explicit verbal messages






43. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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