Did you know that by improving your effective listening skills, you will become a more influential and powerful conversationalist?

Did you know that by improving your effective listening skills, you will become a more influential and powerful conversationalist? Did you know that the better your writing skills are, the better the impression you’ll make on the people around you–including your boss and your colleagues? Did you know the way you communicate can affect business decisions?

For this assignment, you will first watch two videos – ‘The Art of Effective Communication’ by Marcus Alexander Velazquez and ‘How can we improve workplace communication?’

Select the Videos section and view the videos before continuing

After watching the videos, respond to the following questions. Your essay should be at least 2 pages, double-spaced, with proper references, and adhere to citing format per current APA guidelines. Use at least two (2) scholarly sources with in-text citations supporting your essay. Don’t forget to include a cover page, introduction, body, and conclusion for your essay.

– Describe at least two points of learning you gained from the videos and explain your rationale for your selections. Identify how you would implement those skills into your current place of employment to increase your own communication process.

– From your perspective, outline at least two (2) of your communication challenges and describe some strategies to help you overcome those challenges.

Ensure your essay follows current APA format.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

For all essay activities, upon submission, your assignment will automatically be evaluated through Turnitin, a plagiarism detection tool. You may view your originality report (Turnitin) however, you will not be permitted to submit your paper a second time. A score of 30% matching or lower is allowed; anything higher is not acceptable for any of the Turnitin assignments in this course. When answering questions, do not repeat the question in your essay. Ensure your work is entirely your own and cite your sources!

The Art of Effective Communication | Marcus Alexander Velazquez (YouTube 12:07

How can we improve workplace communication? (YouTube 31:59)

Requirements: as mentioned above