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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. Coming to group conclusion without critical thinking or evaluation of alternatives






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






3. The recipient of a message






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






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






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






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






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






9. Submitting the same work for more than one class






10. 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






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






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






13. Many digital communication technologies - particularly text-based technologies - lack much of the information we have face-to-face interactions






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A way of better understanding your audience by compiling statistical data relative to audience members' backgrounds






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






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






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






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






27. Fearing evaluation - feeling - feeling conspicuous - holding yourself to rigid rules - negative self-talk






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






29. The substantive aspect of a message






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






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






32. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






33. 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






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






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






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






37. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






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






39. Motivating team members using a system of rewards and punishments






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






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






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






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






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






45. Reward for engaging in some activity. Example: when an audience applauds you during a presentation






46. The result of an act of encoding






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






48. Statistical data about an audience






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






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

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