Week 8 Assignment – Communication Plan

Overview

Congratulations on your progress so far in COM101! This assignment is exciting because you take all you have learned about your verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills and create a plan to steadily improve your communication skills over time.

Instructions

1. As part of your prewriting for the "Letter to Your Future Self" assignment, which you will submit in Week 10, add a bulleted list or notes in which you:
   • Explain the importance of having a communication plan.
   • Explain the importance of constructive criticism.
   • Identify strategies for monitoring your communication progress.
      
2. Choose three specific areas of verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills you will improve on:
   • Identify your strengths, weaknesses, and your plans to improve for the three specific areas you chose.

     Examples:

     1. Verbal Communication – Listening:
        • Strength: Listening to understand.
        • Weakness: I can sometimes be afraid to ask questions.
        • Plan to Improve: I will use my strength, and instead of asking a question, I will rephrase the message to check for understanding.
     2. Nonverbal Communication – Body Language:
        • Strength: Smiling.
        • Weakness: Eye contact.
        • Plan to Improve: I will practice looking at the person I am talking to, even if at first I just look at their forehead.
     3. Written Communication – Email:
        • Strength: Spelling and grammar.
        • Weakness: Creating subject lines for emails.
        • Plan to Improve: Practice creating concise and brief subject lines for emails.
           
3. Sources list: Use at least one quality source in this assignment.
    
4. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.

Tips

• Ask your friends, family, coworkers, and classmates how they feel about your communication skills.
• Revise and proofread carefully and look closely at the grading rubric.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Outline a plan to improve foundational speaking and writing communication skills.

Supplemental Resources

The following are optional Strayer University Library resources for you to use in this assignment:

Verbal Communication

• How to Dazzle in Conversation.
• It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It.  

Nonverbal Communication

• To Make an Impact, Improve Your Non-Verbal Awareness.
• When Giving Critical Feedback, Focus on Your Nonverbal Clues.

Written Communication

• The Power of Written Communication.
• Use Your Words Wisely.
• Etiquette for Business Casual Communications.

Monitoring Your Progress  

• What to Say (And How to Say It).
• Becoming Multifaceted Is a Key to Career Advancement.
• Speak Up for Yourself.
• Communicate Powerfully to Increase Your Influence.

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