MIDTERMS 08 Handout 1 Flashcards

(29 cards)

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Effective communication is vital to determine the needs of customers through listening, asking, observing, and probing.

A

Customer Focus

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Effective communication is essential in establishing a workplace environment that promotes open and frank communication.

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Total employee involvement and empowerment

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Effective communication is important in effective leadership since managers must
communicate with employees about the organization’s goals.

A

Leadership

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Effective communication is significant in forming effective teams since team members.

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Teamwork

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It is a two-way process wherein the message in the form of ideas, thoughts, feelings.

A

Communication

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It refers to the originator or source of the message

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Sender

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It is the person or group for whom the message is intended

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Receiver

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It refers to the information, idea, feeling, or intent that is to be conveyed.

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Message

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It is the vehicle used to convey the message

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Medium

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10
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It includes face-to-face conversations, telephone conversations, speeches,
public address announcements for conveying the
spoken word.

A

Verbal category

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it includes gestures, facial expressions, and body language.

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Nonverbal category

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It includes letters, memorandums, billboards, bulletin boards, manuals,
books, and any other method of conveying the written word.

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Written category

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It includes the transmission of digital data as well as any other form of
electronic transmission

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Electronic category

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14
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It can cause problems in communication because people have different
backgrounds, levels of education, and cultures

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Differences in meaning

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It can cause problems in communication when receivers do not trust senders
because they may be overly sensitive and guarded.

A

Lack of Trust.

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It can cause problems in communication when either the sender or the
receiver makes judgement.

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Premature judgments

17
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It can cause problems in communication when a simple background noise.

18
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It can cause problems in communication when the sender does not listen to
the receiver and vice versa.

A

Poor listening skills

19
Q

Avoid using highfalutin words to convey the information.

A

Communicate with condense form of words so that the recipient will easily absorb, understand,
and remember the information

20
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Avoid leaving people out of
the loop.

A

Communicate with everyone who can benefit from the information

21
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Avoid one-way communication

A

Communicate by encouraging questions, comments, different perspectives, opposing opinions,
and better ideas

22
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Avoid interrupting the sender when the news being communicated is unpleasant.

A

Communicate by listening assertively and objectively.

23
Q

Managers must recognize the need for the employees to have good
interpersonal skills.

A

Recognition of the need

24
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Managers must carefully screen new employees to determine whether they
have interpersonal skills such as listening, patience, empathy, open-mindedness, friendliness

A

Careful selection

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Managers must initiate skills development for the employees to acquire interpersonal skills to listen better, empathize.
Training
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Managers must consider interpersonal skills to be measured as part of the normal performance-appraisal process in order to recognize and reward
Measurement and reward
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These traits describe the extent to which an introvert is more likely to be silent while an extrovert is more likely to be a conversationalist.
Introversion versus extroversion
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These traits describe the extent to which a neurotic individual tends to feel more negative emotions such as sadness, anger, and resentment.
Neuroticism versus emotional stability
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These traits describe the extent to which an “open” individual is capable of creative thinking while a traditional individual tends to be predictable and conforming to customs.
Open to experience versus traditional individual