Self-Assessment of Organizational Communication Skills

 

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  1. Self-Assessment of Organizational Communication SkillsMany people believe that organizational communication skills should come naturally and are not difficult to obtain. However, this week’s readings might have given you a different perception. Effective organizational communication skills actually require a lot of time and practice.Complete a self-assessment of your organizational communication skills by answering the following questions:
    • Which area(s) do you feel are the most developed for you?
    • Which area(s) do you need the most improvement?
    • Based on the course material that you read this week, what are some ways that you plan on improving the development of your organizational communication skills?

    Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

    1. Using Active ListeningOne of the most effective ways that we can improve our communication within the organizational context is through adapting the language that we use. A simple, yet effective way to do this is through the method that your textbook describes as “active listening”. This strategy is explained in Chapter Four of your textbook.Describe a time when you were trying to communicate with another person and active listening would have been helpful. What was the situation? How did he/she respond? How did you respond? What could you have done to improve the communication?

      Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

    Assignment
    To complete the following assignment, go to this week’s Assignment link in the left navigation.
    Article Critique – Dealing with Annoying Co-Workers

    Read the article entitled, How to deal with annoying co-workers. Write a paper about your thoughts on this article. Additionally, in your paper, be sure to address the following:

    • Share a time when you have encountered one of the six types of people described in the article
    • Describe the situation and how you dealt with him or her
    • Using the advice given by the author of the article, what can you do the next time you encounter a person of this type?

    Please make sure to reference the article and at least one other article in your paper. This can be your textbook, one of the recommended articles, or another article that you have located.

    The paper must be two pages in length and formatted according to APA style. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials

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