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Communication for Leaders: Week VI Assessment

Only 100% original, non-plagiarized responses to include all references and

citations.

1. Develop a meeting agenda for an upcoming meeting. Develop a meeting goal or goals,

and identify the sequence of agenda items. After you have written your agenda, write a

brief explanation of why you structured your agenda as you did. Use the information on

pages 234–236 as a basis for your rationale.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least

your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the

textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying

citations.

2. Identify all the ways you have communicated, using media or technology, in the past

week to collaborate virtually with someone. Identify how the presence of anonymity,

physical appearance, distance, and time (see textbook, p. 207) have had an effect on your

virtual communication.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least

your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the

textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying

citations.

3. Attend a public meeting, such as your local school board, city council, or campus council.

Using the principles and skills discussed in this chapter, evaluate the meeting using the

five principles of leadership discussed in this book (p. 253). Were group members self-

aware and aware of comments and actions of others? How effectively did group members

use verbal messages to make their points and organize their ideas? Did nonverbal

messages provide supportive and positive reinforcement of other’s comments? How

effectively did group members listen and respond to messages? What evidence did you

find that group members appropriately adapted their message to others during the course

of their conversations?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least

your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the

textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying

citations

Communication for Leaders: Week VI Assessment

4. Identify a team that you are currently participating in, or a team with which you have

worked in the past. Identify norms and any explicit ground rules that were developed for

the team. Even if the team did not have an explicit mission statement, as you reflect on

the team goals and objectives, develop a team mission statement for the team using the

guidelines presented in this chapter (pp. 216-217).

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least

your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the

textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying

citations.