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GEB 3213 Exam Questions and Answers
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GEB 3213 Exam Questions and AnswersDiscourse - Answer-Written or spoken communication. The discourse of business is
learned behavior; we don't come into the world speaking the way that we speak during
business situations
Code Switch - Answer-Using different vocabulary and ways of speaking in different
situations
Workplace Alienation - Answer-Feeling disconnected from your coworkers because
business relationships often lack the kind of intimacy we're accustomed to with others.
Fast-paced environments leave little room for coworker bonding
Metaphors & Idioms - Answer-Business speak revolves around metaphors and idioms
that have to do with competition. Win or lose. The language of sports and war.
Reciprocity - Answer-Business speak shys away from things like reciprocity and mutual
benefit
Zero-Sum Game - Answer-A word/phrase business leaders tend to use when describing
doing business. There's only one winner and one loser so if you added both sides
winnings and subtracted the losses it would equal zero
Individualism vs. Collectivism - Answer-The spirit of individualism is the norm in the US
where we focus on individual success, and success or failure the consequences or
appraisal usually falls on the individual no matter how many were actually involved.
Other places like Japan focus on collectivism
Style - Answer-A person's individual voice expressed through creative diction and
syntax
Diction - Answer-Word choice
Syntax - Answer-Word order
Authored Content - Answer-We are a reading species but we've also become an
authorial species; people write more now than perhaps they ever have Ex: texting,
emailing, blogging, etc.
Verbal Fillers - Answer-Words that we inject into our speech when we're not sure what
to say next
Rules that make for good writing - Answer-You have to read a lot
You have to use strong nouns and verbs and use the rest sparingly
You must have a clear purpose and not waste words
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