The concepts of communication studied throughout this course demonstrate that there is more to being an effective communicator than knowing what you want to say and to whom you want to say it. It also involves an understanding of how your message will be received by others and how you will be perceived. However, communication isn’t limited to the perceptions of others.
Your communication skills can shape and change who you are as a person.
Every discussion you have, every text you send, every paper you write, and every glance you exchange with a coworker or a stranger is part of this transformation. Even though each change is tiny, together they add up. Through completing this course, you are, in effect, starting to transform yourself in ways that can positively affect your personal and professional life.
In this final Assignment, you reflect on the communication concepts covered in this course and examine how they have changed your perception of yourself. You also explore which communication behaviors you plan to keep, change, or add to become a more effective communicator.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
Assignment Resource
Weekly Resources
By day 7
Write a 500- to 750-word paper addressing the following:
- Look at your Week 1 Journal Assignment. How might your communication competence have changed over the last 6 weeks?
- Select at least three communication concepts from the list below. Provide your own definition of these terms.
- Improving listening skills
- Using nonverbal communication effectively
- Explaining how verbal responses contributes to positive communication climates
- Identifying social media engagement that ensures civility online
- Using inclusive and people-first language when communicating with those who are different from ourselves
- Examining how rhetoric is used to persuade
- Explain what communication approaches you will keep, what ones you will adopt, and what ones you will attempt to change to be a more effective communicator.
Reference your Week 1 Journal Assignment, at least three resources from the course, and at least two examples to support your response. Download the Walden Writing Center Undergraduate Paper template from the weekly resources.
- Barna Group, Inc. (2015, March 19). What most influences the self-identity of Americans?Links to an external site. https://www.barna.com/research/what-most-influence...
- United Farm Workers. (n.d.). Cesar Chavez laid out his vision for farm workers and Latinos in 1984 Commonwealth Club addresLinks to an external site.s. https://ufw.org/research/history/cesar-chavez-laid...
Required Media
Walden University, LLC. (2016–2021). Climate and conflict [Video]. Walden University Blackboard. https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.