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Cards (383)

  • Message
    The content being sent in a communication
  • Channel
    The environment or setting of the communication
  • Sender
    The person who crafts the message in a communication
  • Feedback
    What can confirm the recipient's understanding of the message in a communication
  • Interference
    What can cause communication to be ineffective
  • Physical Barrier
    • Therese, a deaf student, was not able to give an answer to her teacher's question during the recitation because she lacks the ability to hear verbal instruction
  • Psychological Barrier
    • When asked to deliver an extemporaneous speech, Mark experienced stage fright, which hindered his ability to speak smoothly, causing the audience to not fully understand him
  • Clarity
    One of the nine principles for effective communication identified by Michael Osborn in 2009, achieved when jargon is avoided
  • Consideration
    When a public speaker examines the audience's interests, age, and maturity before drafting a speech, he is adhering to this
  • Concreteness
    The principle of effective communication that is effectively evoked when the message "Only three out of ten people in the world are able to eat a complete meal in a day" is used
  • Falsified information must be avoided in ethical communication
  • Gender-neutral words

    How one can avoid gender-biased communication
  • Sexism
    The form of prejudice and discrimination based on an individual's gender that must be prevented
  • Uses wheelchair
    The acceptable way to refer to people with disabilities, instead of "confined to a wheelchair"
  • Cultural Relativism
    The cultural barrier for effective communication to take place in a global setting
  • Interracial communication
    The term used to refer to communication that takes place between people of different races
  • Intracultural communication
    The term used to refer to communication that occurs between people from the same ethnic group
  • Eye contact
    What is achieved by a public speaker who uses it
  • Persuasive Communication
    The type of purposeful communication exhibited by Mario, a fish vendor, when he encourages marketgoers to buy from him
  • Argumentative Communication
    The type of purposive communication utilized by a criminal lawyer who aims to convince the judge by proving his client is innocent
  • Slippery Slope
    The type of fallacy used by Joe when he said "I strongly disagree with a same-sex marriage because allowing it makes an imbalance on the number of straight women and men, which then can cause lesser families to be established"
  • Impromptu speech
    The type of public speaking that brings out the most natural information to say at the moment due to minimal to no preparation time given
  • Oration
    An example of a memorized speech
  • Inquiry letter
    The type of letter a person should write when they wish to know more about any information
  • Background or purpose of writing
    The information that should be contained in the first paragraph of an academic or business letter
  • Complimentary close
    Where the expression of expectation and gratitude for the recipient can be found in a letter
  • Interview
    The type of purposive verbal communication where the aim is to seek answers to queries on certain topics
  • Some questions are illegal to be asked to an applicant during an interview, such as their previous employment experiences
  • Empathy
    The essential element in responding to a letter of complaint
  • Storytelling
    The effective use of communication that teachers can utilize to explain a certain learning content creatively to learners
  • SWOT
    The tool that can be used to effectively analyze an organization's status to achieve improvement
  • Opportunity
    What the letter "O" represents in SWOT analysis
  • Report
    The document that encompasses all facets of a subject matter
  • Progress report
    The type of report Anne needs to create when she needs to present the status of the company's project
  • Resume
    The document Dianne, a newly licensed psychologist, should prepare to highlight her qualifications for employment
  • Scannable
    The type of resume that stresses key information by means of bold or italic typeface
  • Comprehensiveness and Relevance
    The feature that should be present in a resume to achieve completeness of qualifying information
  • Lack of proofreading
    What causes glaring grammatical and typographical errors in an application letter
  • Inclusion of significant personal information
    What should be done to an application letter for greater relevance to the company an individual is applying for
  • Memorandum
    The official note constructed to inform employees about certain announcements or information