Category: Communication strategies

How would you evaluate the group’s listening and engagement skills? Did the group make decisions? Did any participants change their expressed views or their votes during the meeting? Did those with dissenting opinions get an opportunity to voice their objections? How well did the individual participants listen? Be specific.

Meeting Evaluation Essay

How would you describe the leader’s ability to clearly state the meeting’s goals and to engage members in a meaningful discussion? Was an agenda given and followed? How well did you feel the meeting was managed? If there were any guest speakers there, how well did they communicate? Be specific.

How would you evaluate the group’s listening and engagement skills? Did the group make decisions? Did any participants change their expressed views or their votes during the meeting? Did those with dissenting opinions get an opportunity to voice their objections? How well did the individual participants listen? Be specific.

Did you observe any communications barriers? How would evaluate the space? Were there issues of volume or language or technology that prevented things from being heard? Were people paying attention? Was it a good time of day to hold a meeting? Be specific.

What are the most critical factors needed for teams to work effectively?How can these factors be applied in a practical, everyday manner in the context of a virtual team?

The Role of Communication & Trust for Effective Virtual Teams

Then answer the following questions:

What are the most critical factors needed for teams to work effectively?

How can these factors be applied in a practical, everyday manner in the context of a virtual team?

The researchers argue that “a social network approach is potentially more appropriate than attribute-based approaches.” What does this mean?

What is a “mediating model” as described by the researchers?

How can you apply this research to your role as a team member in this course?

 

Why are you relatively poorest at this aspect of competency? What are your examples for that claim? What can you do in your communication behavior to improve on this aspect? How would you go about doing so?

Your paper will focus on this question:

“How would  describe my interpersonal communication competence?” You will use the Interpersonal Communicator Competence Instrument as a starting point for your paper (see p. 23 in Workbook). Note that you should analyze your knowledge of interpersonal communication competence at this point in time. To respond to the question above, do the following:

​Table 1. My Scores on the Interpersonal Communicator Competency Scale

Adaptability
Conversational Involvement
Conversational Management
Empathy
Effectiveness
Appropriateness
Your Name

Define in your own words what effective means. Your definition should be a paraphrased from the definition provided in the textbook or workbook. Provide an argument for how effective you are in interpersonal relationships. If you are unclear about what we mean by “interpersonal relationships,” look it up in Chapter 1 of your textbook. In your argument, provide examples for your claim that you are/are not effective. ​

Define in your own words what appropriate means. Provide an argument for how appropriate you are in interpersonal relationships. In your argument, provide examples for your claim that you are/are not appropriate.

Select another dimension of competency from Table 1 that you scored relatively high on. Define that dimension in your own words and generate an argument for why you are good at that particular aspect of competency. In your argument, provide examples.

Why are you relatively poorest at this aspect of competency? What are your examples for that claim? What can you do in your communication behavior to improve on this aspect? How would you go about doing so?

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is President Bush’s task at hand? More generally, in times of crisis, what are the core framing tasks of a leader?Does his framing accomplish that task? What is good or bad about it?

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In the clip (2:02 minutes), President George W. Bush is addressing the construction workers and firefighters at Ground Zero only three days after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. In the middle of his remarks, someone from the crowd yelled that he can’t hear him. Notice Bush’s spontaneous framing of “the situation here and now” from that point, and discuss the following questions:

What is President Bush’s task at hand? More generally, in times of crisis, what are the core framing tasks of a leader?
Does his framing accomplish that task? What is good or bad about it?
Does Bush have more than one audience in this speech? If so, who might also be making attributions of leadership?
How does President Bush use that information to frame his message?

Clip:

How might cultural differences impact your ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others? What can you do to ensure messages are clearly exchanged with others?

Large medical facility

You are working in a large medical facility. You work with several doctors and nurses from other cultures. How might cultural differences impact your ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others? What can you do to ensure messages are clearly exchanged with others?

 What does its business model look like compared to traditional competitors in the industry?What are the key features of the industry it is in and who are the main competitors?

Present an analysis of a disruptive business

Present an analysis of a disruptive business. Drawing on the information from the case studies and other sources you identify, prepare a Powerpoint slide deck that outlines the following:

What were the origins of the business?

What are the key features of the industry it is in and who are the main competitors?

How did it disrupt the market?

What does its business model look like compared to traditional competitors in the industry?

How have incumbents responded?

What are the opportunities for this business in the future? In its existing industry? And in other industries?

Prepare a 10-slide Powerpoint presentation with the following headings:

Company origins

Industry structure

Incumbents/ main competitors

How did this company disrupt the market (include some data if possible)?

Business model: Using the business model canvas compare the business model of the disruptor with the business model of their main competitors

How have incumbents responded?

How could Secretary Clinton frame her response so that it gave the same or similar message without the edge? Is it likely to have been more effective or less?Would you judge Secretary Clinton’s response as an emotionally intelligent one? Explain.

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Communications across Cultures

In August of 2009, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at a press conference in the country of Congo in Central Africa. During the interview, one of the questions asked upset her. Although the questioner said afterwards that he misspoke, it did not lessen the drama of the situation. Watch the clip (1:00 mintue) and pay close attention to Secretary Clinton’s emotions.

Discuss the questions below:

How does the emotion shown by Secretary Clinton credit or discredit her position as leader?

Would you judge Secretary Clinton’s response as an emotionally intelligent one? Explain.

How could Secretary Clinton frame her response so that it gave the same or similar message without the edge? Is it likely to have been more effective or less?

Video attached

What cultural discourses does Mr. Buffet or the leader in your video draw from? What terminology and arguments suggest these discourses?

https://youtu.be/caFD7bwkuEc4

Find your own video example of a leader exhibiting humor (this can be any type of leader – a politician, a business leader, a community leader, etc.) Include the link to your video in your post. Then answer the following questions:

How does the context of the speech lend itself to humor?

What cultural discourses does Mr. Buffet or the leader in your video draw from? What terminology and arguments suggest these discourses?

How can you use opportunities to inject humor into your framing?

 

 

 

What course material did you use to help guide your particular communication change? Cite the information you found helpful as you write your paragraph summary of texts used.

In this section, you will describe the setting and people involved in your exchange that was your implementation of your CCC plan. Include enough details so that the process of the exchange is understood.

What course material did you use to help guide your particular communication change? Cite the information you found helpful as you write your paragraph summary of texts used.

Consider the implementation of your new approach to communication and share which of your communication changes particularly pleased you?

Consider the implementation of your new approach to communication and share which of your communication changes particularly displeased you.

Consider the implementation of your new approach to communication and share which of your communication changes you still want to work on.