Tips for each prompt.
Use the language the evaluators are looking for in each prompt.
Examples: advantages, disadvantages, mitigations, organizational
impacts, and/or remedies, ETC.
Prompt A:
Information for prompt A research only and you do not have to provide any documentation. Information will be used for prompt C.
Communication strategies refer to how we communicate
using word form, structure, persuasion, positives, and negatives. For
example, we may use direct, pivoting, or indirect organization when
formulating our paragraphs. To address how our strategies support or do
not support it is important to understand the pros and cons of each
method. Chapter 5 section 5.6 explains effective and ineffective
Direct, Indirect, and Pivoting strategies.
Evaluate two types of organizational communication strategies (direct, indirect, pivoting)
Prompt A1:
Describe a business situation where the two selected organizational communication strategies are used effectively.
Prompt A2:
Describe three attributes that correlate with one of the selected communication methods from A.
Prompt B:
Information for prompt B research only and you do not have to provide any documentation. Information will be used for prompt C.
The methods are email, letter, blog, and social media,
one each. Chapters one (1) and two (2) provide information on the pros
and cons of each method. Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Figure 1.9 in section 1-4c
describes advantages and disadvantages.
Evaluate two types of organizational communication methods (email, letter, blog, social media)
Prompt B1:
Describe a business situation where the two communication methods are used effectively.
Prompt B2:
Discuss three attributes that correlates with one of the selected communication methods.
Prompt C: Multimedia Presentation:
Planning for the Presentation
Who is your audience? Current company employees
What is your goal? Address how to utilize Communication Strategies and Methods in a business situation.
What important points do you want to convey? Describe a business
situation where selected communication strategies and methods are used
effectively. The situation may be more than one.
How do you present? Panopto w/ video, voice, and slides simultaneously
Developing the PowerPoint
Presentation 8-12 slides, no longer than 15 minutes for new employees
communicating the effectiveness of communication strategies and methods
from parts A & B
Slide1 Introduction / Opening
Slide 2 Communication Strategy #1
Slide 3 Communication Strategy #2
Slide 4 3 Attributes of a selected Strategy
Slide 5 Communication Method #1
Slide 6 Communication Method #2
Slide 7 3 Attributes of a selected Method
Slide 8 Close
Prompt D:
Executive summary based on Part C’s presentation. The executive
summary is an abstract written in Word, providing a brief overview of
the important points presented in the video presentation. I suggest
watching your presentation after it is recorded, taking notes, and then
writing the summary.
Prompt E & F: Resources:
Please note if you do not have sources, you do not need in-text citation or references.
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