Test your basic knowledge |

Professional Communication Skills Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Cultures that view conflict as natural and potentially positive






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






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






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






5. To bring to mind or think of again; to keep in mind for attention or consideration






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






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






8. The affective aspect of a message






9. The interplay between encoding and decoding messages






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. The capabilities of the technology used to communicate online






17. To explain or tell the meaning of; to conceive in the light of individual belief - judgment - or circumstance






18. Hierarchical cultures where there is a clear chain of command and communication interactions are dependent on where one's position falls on the hierarchy






19. A type of book that does not consist of one comprehensive study but instead a number of studies written by various authors






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Communication that is not occurring in real-time






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






26. Feeling that you are an unwelcome focus of attention






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The Greek word meaning 'credibility'






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






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






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






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






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






43. Statistical data about an audience






44. Failure to exercise sufficient care to protect others from the foreseeable risk of harm caused by one's actions






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






46. 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






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






48. This theory of audience analysis argues that audience members have a variety of needs that range from physiological needs to self-actualization needs

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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. An initial assembly of your team to familiarize all members with the goals - expectations - and particulars of the project and each other