essay

Please answer the following questions in an essay. Please read all the questions before writing; consider all the areas covered in the course.  Remember to cite specific examples to illustrate your statements.

What were your communication challenges at the start of class?

In what ways do you think you have progressed in your interpersonal communication abilities? What do you want to keep working on?

In what ways do you think you have progressed in your small group communication abilities? What do you want to keep working on?

 In what ways has your understanding of nonverbal communication improved? How aware are you of the messages you send? How are you better able to decode other people’s nonverbal messages?

How do you feel like your understanding of the ways that diversity affects communication (gender, ethnicity, etc.) has improved? Include specifics if you can.

What did you learn about interviewing, and what would you like to improve for future interviews?

Were your speeches well organized?  Were the messages easy to follow? How could the organization have been improved?

How successful were your introductions, bodies, and conclusions? Again, be specific with examples.

Did your language, voice, and body language enhance or harm your communications effort?  Be as precise as you can and comment on all areas of your delivery.

In your estimation, what were the most effective aspects of your messages?

Reflection paper feedback

_____ Pre-existing communication challenges

_____ Interpersonal progression and goals

_____ Small group progression and goals

_____ Nonverbal understanding

_____ Diversity understanding

_____ Discussion of your interview effectiveness

_____ Discussion of your organization

_____ Discussion of your introductions, bodies, and conclusions w/examples

_____ Discussion of your use of language, voice, and body

_____ Discussion of the most effective aspects of your messages

This paper should be 3-4 pages, single-spaced, double-spaced between paragraphs.

write a 3-5 pages, single-spaced paper reflecting on your learning. Your paper should be in essay form, not in a question and answer format.  Cite specific examples to illustrate your statements.