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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The receiver's act of attaching meaning to a message sent by a source






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






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






4. The substantive aspect of a message






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






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






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






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






20. The consequentialist principle that one should choose the course of action that creates the most god for the greatest number of people






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






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






23. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






24. Revealing personal or intimate information to an online audience






25. Standards for behavior that people don't alter even when the situation warrants






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






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






39. Submitting the same work for more than one class






40. The affective aspect of a message






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






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






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






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






45. Originator of a message






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






47. Specialized and complicated terminology used by a particular discipline






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






49. Statistical data about an audience






50. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention