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






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






3. Refers to audience members' general likes and dislikes in relation to particular subjects






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






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






6. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






7. Statistical data about an audience






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






9. The substantive aspect of a message






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. The anxiety a person experiences when speaking in public






23. Audience members' likes and dislikes






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






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






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






27. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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

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






30. 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






31. The result of an act of encoding






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. This type of communication apprehension occurs only in particular - and typically stressful - contexts






39. 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






40. 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






41. A tension between two opposing but valuable preferences






42. A culture in which the emphasis in on how intention or meaning can best be conveyed through the context and nonverbal channels






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






44. Location - cultural differences - gender styles






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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