Developing Career Readiness (Links to an external site.) interactive.

University of Arizona Global Campus Communication Skill Improvement Discussion

Developing Career Readiness (Links to an external site.) interactive.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 5 and 6 in your course textbook. Additionally, read the blog post What Are the Different Types of Business Environment? (Links to an external site.)

Many people have been in situations in which they find it difficult to communicate. Improving your written communication skills and being comfortable speaking to people are extremely important to help prevent these difficulties. Locate a formative, evaluative, or diagnostic assessment or test that evaluates your communication abilities. Additional acceptable types of assessments are defined in the What Are the Different Types of Business Environment? (Links to an external site.) blog post. Develop a two to three-page APA-formatted paper in which you analyze your personal communication skills via an assessment.

Be sure to address the following in your paper:

Describe the assessment you used to analyze your skills.

Include the name of the assessment and where you retrieved it.

Discuss your communication gaps.

Describe any additional training you need in specific areas of communication.

Analyze how you can improve your current communication skills to prepare you for advancement in your profession.

NOTE: An actual assessment must be utilized. A personal inventory is not eligible criteria for this assignment.

The Communication Skills and Assessment paper,

Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.