Business and Professional Communication 2nd
Edition
By Kory Floyd, Peter W. Cardon
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1: Communicating for Professional Success
CHAPTER 2: Culture, Diversity, and Global Engagement
CHAPTER 3: Verbal and Nonverbal Messages
CHAPTER 4: Listening and Learning
CHAPTER 5: Perspective Taking
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CHAPTER 6: Effective Team Communication
CHAPTER 7: Effective Meetings
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CHAPTER 8: Career Communication
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CHAPTER 9: Interviewing Successfully
CHAPTER 10: Writing across Media
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CHAPTER 11: Major Goals for Presentations
CHAPTER 12: Planning and Crafting Presentations
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CHAPTER 13: Finding Support for Your Presentation Goals
CHAPTER 14: Rehearsing and Delivering Successful Presentations
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Communication can most usefully be understood as a(n)
innate human ability.
art form for which a chosen few possess raw talent.
skill acquired gradually through practice.
blunt tool that will always fail to accomplish its goal.
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task that can be accomplished only in written rather than verbal form.
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One reason we communicate is to strengthen our bond with people close to us or, in other words,
to serve our __________ needs.
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relational
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informational
instrumental
transactional
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When Ferdinand interacts with friends and family through text messaging, he uses slang and
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other informal language. While at work, he uses more professional, formal language in his
emails. In this sense, Ferdinand is using language to meet his__________ needs.
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relational
identity
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informational
instrumental
transactional
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, When Elisha asks questions during her meeting with her supervisor to get clarification on her
assignment, she is using communication to fill her__________ needs.
relational
identity
informational
instrumental
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transactional
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Takis, a graphic designer, consults with his supervisors and peers about the brochure he is
creating for a financial planning firm. This communication is driven by his __________ needs.
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relational
identity
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fundamental
instrumental
transactional
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At a strategy meeting, Csaba’s boss tells everyone not to discuss the strategy with clients until it
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has been approved by the chief marketing officer. This is an example of a(n)__________ rule.
implicit
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abstract
nonverbal
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explicit
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Unspoken rules about communication behavior, such as knowing not to bother your boss while
she has her office door closed, are known as
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