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____________________ messages tend to carry more weight, are more formal, and are taken more seriously in certain situations
Body
In the ____________________ of an e-mail message, you should cover just one topic.
Spam
Sending unsolicited advertisements, also called ____________________, either by fax or e-mail is illegal in the United States
Podcast
A(n) ____________________ is a digital audio or video file that can be downloaded to a computer or watched on a smartphone.
Subject line
An e-mail message should include a descriptive ____________________ to help ensure that the message will be read.
Guide
To, From, Date, and Subject in an e-mail message or a memo are called ____________________ words.
Personal
Unless your company specifically allows it, never use your employer's computers for ____________________ messages or entertainment.
Netiquette
Although e-mail is still a relatively new business communication tool, a set of rules for polite online interaction called ____________________ has emerged.
Instant
____________________ messaging enables you to use the Internet to communicate in real time in a private chat room with one or more individuals. It is like live e-mail or a text telephone call.
Wikis
Teams or departments use ____________________ to collect and disseminate information to large audiences creating a database for knowledge management.
Research
Nicola is collecting information for a business document she is writing. We call this collection process ___________________.
Formal
Long reports and complex business problems generally require some use of ___________________ research methods.
Informal
Looking in the files and talking with your boss are methods of ___________________ research.
Direct
In the ___________________ pattern of organization, the main idea comes first, followed by details, an explanation, or evidence.
Indirect
Persuasive and bad-news messages should usually use the ____________________ pattern.
Complex
A(n) ___________________ sentence contains an independent clause (a complete thought) and a dependent clause (a thought that cannot stand by itself).
Passive
The refund authorization was processed by our customer service representative is an example of a sentence using the ____________________ voice.
Modifier
A dangling ___________________ results when the word or phrase the modifier describes is missing from its sentence.
Paragraph
A(n) ____________________ is a group of sentences about one idea.
Time
Before and meanwhile are examples of transitional expressions that show ____________________ association.
Prewriting
During the ____________________ phase of the writing process, the writer analyzes the audience and the purpose for writing.
writing
Sam is collecting and organizing information for a marketing report he is writing. Sam is involved in the second phase of the writing process, which is the __________________ phase.
Revising
Catherine is proofreading her cover letter and résumé for accuracy before emailing them to a prospective employer. She is in the third phase of the writing process, which is the ____________________ phase.
media
An interesting theory called __________________ richness describes the extent to which a channel or medium recreates or represents all the information available in the original message.
The channel of choice for corporate communicators today is clearly ____________________.
Adaptation
__________________ is the process of creating a message that suits your audience. One important aspect of this process is tone. Conveyed largely by the words in a message, tone affects how a receiver feels after reading or hearing a message.
Tone
Conveyed largely by the words in a message, ____________________ affects how a receiver feels after reading or hearing a message.
empathy
Putting yourself in the receiver's shoes to better adapt your message to that person's needs is called ___________________.
you
Theresa has emphasized second-person pronouns (you, your) instead of first-person pronouns (I/we, us, our) in a letter to a customer. She is using the ___________________ view.
Jargon
___________________ describes technical or specialized terms within a field.
Communication
___________________ is defined as "the transmission of information and meaning from one individual or group to another."
Encoding
In the communication process, ____________________ means converting an idea into words or gestures that will convey meaning.
channel
When you decide the spoken or written means by which you will send a message, you have selected the ____________________ of communication.
decoding
When the receiver translates the message from its symbol form into meaning, it is known as ___________________.
feedback
The verbal and nonverbal responses of the receiver create ___________________, a vital part of the entire communication process that helps the sender know that the message was received and understood.
Nonverbal
___________________ cues include eye contact, facial expression, body movements, space, time, territory, and appearance.
Context
According to a model developed by cultural anthropologist Edward T. Hall, ____________________ refers to the stimuli, environment, or ambience surrounding an event and is arranged on a continuum from low to high.
Ethnocentrism
The belief in the superiority of one's own culture is known as ___________________. This natural attitude is found in all cultures.
stereotype
An oversimplified perception of a behavior pattern or characteristic applied to entire groups is a(n) ___________________.
Tolerance
___________________ _ means learning about beliefs and practices different from our own and appreciating them. One of the best ways to develop this trait is to practice empathy.