WGU C464 Introduction to Communication
teams that collaborate across time,
space, and organizational boundaries,
primarily through electronic communica- virtual teams
tion, and spend varying degrees of time
working face-to-face
the intentional use of physical force or
power, threatened or actual, against one-
self, another person, or against a group
or community, that either results in or violence
has a high likelihood of resulting in injury,
death, psychological harm, maldevelop-
ment or deprivation
presenting someone else's ideas as if
they were your own, without giving the verbal plagiarism
source credit
the sharing of information, among com-
verbal communication
municators, using language
verbal reference to your source during
verbal citation
your speech
stimulate the meanings we intend in the
understanding
minds of others
Present both sides of the issue, but re-
fute the validity, accuracy, or defensibility two-sided message with refutation
of the opposing side
a model that illustrates how some lead-
ers inspire, energize, engage, and moti-
transformational leadership
vate teammates to excel within the team
context in committed, passionate ways
feedback, along with consideration of the
factors that make accurate decoding of
transactional model
messages difficult, turn the linear into the
transactional model
a specialized type of education in which
training
team members are taught specific skills
, WGU C464 Introduction to Communication
and knowledge that can enhance their
performance
a brief, one-sentence summary of the
central idea of your presentation and in-
thesis statement
cludes the answer to the question "why
this topic for this audience?"
how we establish and manage space as
territoriality
belonging uniquely to us
anxious or avoidant of using new media technophobic
a particular type of group that is char-
acterized by its cohesiveness, carefully
team
selected membership, goal-orientation,
high performance, and synergy
formal activities that encourage team
members to closely examine their
team building
process of working together in an effort
to maximize quality and effectiveness
form of attraction that reflects the de-
sire to work together or form professional
task attraction
connections based on a perception that
the individual is competent or skilled
the larger environment in which a group
operates, and its rules, history, norms, system
and communication climate.
the "extra energy" created by a high-per-
forming team when it interacts and func- synergy
tions well
communication that occurs at the same
synchronous communication
time
a classic form of deductive reasoning in-
cluding a major premise, minor premise, syllogism
and conclusion
When someone presents a weak version
of an argument in order to refute it and straw person:
claim victory, it is as though they knock
, WGU C464 Introduction to Communication
down a straw person rather than a real
person
involves assuming a standard, general-
ized profile of an individual, because he stereotype
or she belongs to a group
unwanted, repeated conduct that places
stalking
another in fear of his or her safety
sending large volumes of junk mail to
spamming
intended victims
a communicator's competence, trust-
worthiness, and degree of perceived car-
source credibility
ing toward other communicators relative
to the claims he or she is making
model of self-disclosure created by Alt-
man & Taylor. Two dimensions are includ- social penetration theory
ed - breadth and depth
situations in which one or more members
social loafing
exert little or no effort to the team's work
the space that ranges from 4 to 12 feet
social distance
away from you
form of attraction that friends feel toward
one another based on shared enjoyment social attraction
of activities and interests
supporting devices appeal to one or
sensory aids
more of the five senses
senders and receivers adapt to one an-
other and share responsibility for listen- sender-receiver reciprocity
ing effectiveness
internal dialogue we have throughout our
lives; an inner voice that is a running
self-talk
commentary on what we do and experi-
ence
When we are successful, we attribute
our successes to some internal positive
, WGU C464 Introduction to Communication
qualities—intelligence, charm, knowl-
edge of current events or popular culture,
persuasiveness, or competent communi- self-serving bias
cation. However, when we fail, we blame
the situation
the strategic development and use of
verbal and nonverbal messages that re-
self-presentation
sult in others making conclusions about
the kind of individual you are
the degree to which you approve of, val-
ue, and like the concept that you have of self-esteem
yourself
act of disclosing personal information
to others; communicators exchange and
self-disclosure
acquire information that supports a
deepening relationship
the way you define yourself. In develop-
ing a self-concept, we look to the groups
we are a part of, the roles we play, the
self-concept
relationships and experiences we have
(and have had), and our interpretation of
how others evaluate us
incessantly talking about a problem or an
ruminating
issue that is bothering you
formal expectations that guide team
members' interactions with one another rules
as well as their task performance
the skill that allows communicators to
figuratively stand in one another's shoes
role-taking
and assume one another's social roles
and perspective
clearly defined and specialized functions
that each member of the team pos- roles
sesses
allows for the exchange of nonverbal in-
rich media
formation, emotion, and quick feedback
teams that collaborate across time,
space, and organizational boundaries,
primarily through electronic communica- virtual teams
tion, and spend varying degrees of time
working face-to-face
the intentional use of physical force or
power, threatened or actual, against one-
self, another person, or against a group
or community, that either results in or violence
has a high likelihood of resulting in injury,
death, psychological harm, maldevelop-
ment or deprivation
presenting someone else's ideas as if
they were your own, without giving the verbal plagiarism
source credit
the sharing of information, among com-
verbal communication
municators, using language
verbal reference to your source during
verbal citation
your speech
stimulate the meanings we intend in the
understanding
minds of others
Present both sides of the issue, but re-
fute the validity, accuracy, or defensibility two-sided message with refutation
of the opposing side
a model that illustrates how some lead-
ers inspire, energize, engage, and moti-
transformational leadership
vate teammates to excel within the team
context in committed, passionate ways
feedback, along with consideration of the
factors that make accurate decoding of
transactional model
messages difficult, turn the linear into the
transactional model
a specialized type of education in which
training
team members are taught specific skills
, WGU C464 Introduction to Communication
and knowledge that can enhance their
performance
a brief, one-sentence summary of the
central idea of your presentation and in-
thesis statement
cludes the answer to the question "why
this topic for this audience?"
how we establish and manage space as
territoriality
belonging uniquely to us
anxious or avoidant of using new media technophobic
a particular type of group that is char-
acterized by its cohesiveness, carefully
team
selected membership, goal-orientation,
high performance, and synergy
formal activities that encourage team
members to closely examine their
team building
process of working together in an effort
to maximize quality and effectiveness
form of attraction that reflects the de-
sire to work together or form professional
task attraction
connections based on a perception that
the individual is competent or skilled
the larger environment in which a group
operates, and its rules, history, norms, system
and communication climate.
the "extra energy" created by a high-per-
forming team when it interacts and func- synergy
tions well
communication that occurs at the same
synchronous communication
time
a classic form of deductive reasoning in-
cluding a major premise, minor premise, syllogism
and conclusion
When someone presents a weak version
of an argument in order to refute it and straw person:
claim victory, it is as though they knock
, WGU C464 Introduction to Communication
down a straw person rather than a real
person
involves assuming a standard, general-
ized profile of an individual, because he stereotype
or she belongs to a group
unwanted, repeated conduct that places
stalking
another in fear of his or her safety
sending large volumes of junk mail to
spamming
intended victims
a communicator's competence, trust-
worthiness, and degree of perceived car-
source credibility
ing toward other communicators relative
to the claims he or she is making
model of self-disclosure created by Alt-
man & Taylor. Two dimensions are includ- social penetration theory
ed - breadth and depth
situations in which one or more members
social loafing
exert little or no effort to the team's work
the space that ranges from 4 to 12 feet
social distance
away from you
form of attraction that friends feel toward
one another based on shared enjoyment social attraction
of activities and interests
supporting devices appeal to one or
sensory aids
more of the five senses
senders and receivers adapt to one an-
other and share responsibility for listen- sender-receiver reciprocity
ing effectiveness
internal dialogue we have throughout our
lives; an inner voice that is a running
self-talk
commentary on what we do and experi-
ence
When we are successful, we attribute
our successes to some internal positive
, WGU C464 Introduction to Communication
qualities—intelligence, charm, knowl-
edge of current events or popular culture,
persuasiveness, or competent communi- self-serving bias
cation. However, when we fail, we blame
the situation
the strategic development and use of
verbal and nonverbal messages that re-
self-presentation
sult in others making conclusions about
the kind of individual you are
the degree to which you approve of, val-
ue, and like the concept that you have of self-esteem
yourself
act of disclosing personal information
to others; communicators exchange and
self-disclosure
acquire information that supports a
deepening relationship
the way you define yourself. In develop-
ing a self-concept, we look to the groups
we are a part of, the roles we play, the
self-concept
relationships and experiences we have
(and have had), and our interpretation of
how others evaluate us
incessantly talking about a problem or an
ruminating
issue that is bothering you
formal expectations that guide team
members' interactions with one another rules
as well as their task performance
the skill that allows communicators to
figuratively stand in one another's shoes
role-taking
and assume one another's social roles
and perspective
clearly defined and specialized functions
that each member of the team pos- roles
sesses
allows for the exchange of nonverbal in-
rich media
formation, emotion, and quick feedback
