ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 7 Assignment Annotated Bibliography As Chapter 13 of our textbook notes, an effective presentation must have solid support in the form of research. Toward that end, this week you will create an annotated bibliography consisting of at least four high-quality sources in support of your presentation topic. At least […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 5 Assignment De-Escalation Conflict is inevitable, but how we deal with conflict is up to us. In this assignment, you will imagine a conflict at work and then decide the best way to use your communication skills in order de-escalate, or defuse, the conflict. Here is what you need […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 6 Assignment Outlining Your Presentation A great first step when approaching a longer communication task is to create an outline. A well-written outline provides a clear organizational template and structure for a presentation, such as the one you are working on. Ultimately, the presentation you complete in Week 8 […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 4 Assignment What’s on the Agenda? This week we are learning about holding effective and productive meetings. One of the key elements of an effective meeting is a well-organized and thoughtful agenda. Assume that you have been tasked with holding a 1-hour meeting on a topic of your choosing. […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 3 Assignment Team Assessment Assume you are the team leader on a project at work. You are not the direct supervisor of any of your fellow team members, but their supervisors have asked you to provide them with an assessment of their contributions to the project. You are asked […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 2 Assignment Nonverbal Communication Chapter 3 of our textbook discusses nonverbal communication. For this assignment, you will analyze nonverbal communication in a TED Talk of your choosing. In your analysis, focus on at least three of the following elements.   Facial displays   Oculesics   Kinesics   Gesticulation   […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 1 Assignment Exploring Cultural Differences Based on the assignment in Chapter 2 (page 46) of our textbook Analyze the Cultural Dimensions of a Country, you will create a brief report on a country of your choosing. Assume that you work for an organization that will be doing business in […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 1 Discussion Introductions; Understanding Different Cultures Class, welcome to our first online discussion topic of the session. The purpose of online discussions is to share perspectives on a variety of topics and to practice and improve writing skills. To make the most of these online discussions, be sure to […]

ENGL510 Foundations of Professional Communication Week 7 Discussion Sharing a Slide (or Two) In Chapter 13 of our textbook, the authors include examples of several types of presentation slides, including the following. Text slides Table slides   Pie charts   Line charts   Bar charts   In your initial post for this week, please create […]

HRM587 Managing Organizational Change Week 4 Discussion Diagnosing and Acting Consider a change in which you were involved and that was seriously affected by resistance. When did you first become aware of resistance? What form did the resistance take? What were your first thoughts (anger, betrayal, confusion, relief)? What made you decide that you had […]