COM 295T Wk 1 Discussion – Interpersonal Communication

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

Review the material on “Understanding the Interpersonal Communication Process” in Chapter 2 of Business Communication: Developing Leaders for a Networked World.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 Words

• Describe a failed or problematic communication experience from professional or personal life
• What noise or filters discussed in that section likely led to the challenging communication experience?
• If you could repeat that experience, using the model in Figure 2.1, what might you adjust or address to shift that to a successful or more positive communication experience?
• Finally, how can understanding the communication process help one in establishing credibility in one’s communications as discussed in the first chapter of the readings?

Due Day 7

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COM 295T Wk 2 Discussion – Planning Business Messages

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

Positive thinking is an attitude that is solution-oriented and focuses on favorable results. This attitude is important in creating effective business messages. Your ability to be positive and exude optimism in your communications can strongly influence others and ultimately lead to greater success.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Reflect on your own expressions of positiveness.
• How can you identify logical inconsistencies and how can you avoid them
• Explain how you can apply a positive writing style at work in a situation where you also must identify logical inconsistencies.
• Provide a concrete example of a positive communication.

Due Day 7

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COM 295T Wk 3 Discussion – Credibility in Business Messages

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

Successful communication relies on a positive relationship between the sender of a message and the receiver. The response to your message depends on your credibility, which is based on how reliable you are and how much trust you evoke in others. Establishing credibility is a critical step in building business relationships.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Reflect on how you develop and maintain credibility in your workplace.
• What can damage your credibility and how would you repair that damage?
• Explain the importance of establishing credibility for business professionals. How does a poorly written message impact a leader’s credibility?

Due Day 7

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COM 295T Wk 4 Discussion – Presentation

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

Locate and watch a business presentation that interests you. Websites where you might find business presentation videos include CNBC, Forbes, Fortune, and TED talks. Use only a business or communication related presentation for this assignment. It needs to be a presentation not a written article.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Describe the presentation and why it was effective or ineffective. Be specific.
• What are some ways a presenter can connect with the audience during a presentation?
• Did the presenter in this presentation connect with the audience? If so how did they do that?

NOTE: Do not just describe the content of the presentation. Be sure to talk about the presenter’s skills.

Due Day 7

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COM 295T Wk 5 Discussion – Social Media Ethics

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

Internet communication has been gradually replacing traditional phone-based and face-to-face communication for several years. While the internet and social media have made global communication easier, it has raised ethical questions for many users.

Watch “TedTalks: Sinan Aral—How We Can Protect Truth in the Age of Misinformation” from the University Library.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Identify a way in which an individual develops a credible persona, both in person and online.
• What ethical issues have you observed on the internet? How did you identify them?
• What kinds of ethical issues are you concerned about regarding the internet?

Due Day 7

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.