COM200  Interpersonal Communication Week 1 Discussion In Chapter 2 of your text,

COM200  Interpersonal Communication
Week 1 Discussion
In Chapter 2 of your text, Bevan and Sole (2014) lay out many psychological concepts concerning the “self.” These key elements of human psychology are central to how we communicate with ourselves (intrapersonal communication) and others (interpersonal communication).
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Prepare: To prepare for this discussion you must do the following:
Review Chapter 2 in your text. Focus on the segments of the chapter on self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem.
Carefully read the discussion instructions and note that you must not only define these three terms, but you must also relate them to communication. You are also required to think through your own self-concept, self-esteem, or self-image and how it has both been shaped by previous communication and shapes your future communication.
Review the grading rubric and note that 30% of your grade is based on your application of course material (General Content/Subject Knowledge) and 30% is based on your ability to demonstrate you are thinking critically and presenting original ideas.
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Reflect: Take time to reflect on how your self-concept, self-image, or self-esteem have affected the way you communicate with others and how feedback from others has shaped how you conceptualize who you are. Think about both intrapersonal and interpersonal communication.
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Write: Based on the information in Bevan and Sole (2014) in Chapter 2,
Define self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem and relate each to interpersonal and intrapersonal communication. Write at least two sentences analyzing each term.
Provide an example of how your self-concept, self-image, or self-esteem has affected your interpersonal communication and how interpersonal communication has shaped your ideas of self.
Use specific examples to illustrate your points.
How does your example illustrate the relationship between psychology and communication?
Thoroughly address all three elements of this prompt. Consider copying and pasting these tasks into a word file and addressing each of them separately.
Your initial response should be 200 to 300 words in length and is due by Thursday, Day 3.
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Respond to Peers: Your replies to others is your “participation” and is worth 30% of your overall grade. Review your classmates’ posts and try to find some common ground or expand on their ideas. Use the text to extend your classmates’ points about psychology and communication. Ask questions that will deepen everyone’s understanding of the key concepts. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Monday, Day 7. Response posts must be 125 to 200 words in length. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult About Discussions under the Course Home menu, watch the presentation titled Understanding the Discussion Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.), and watch the tutorial Writing a Good Discussion Board Post (Links to an external site.)
COM200  Interpersonal Communication
Week 2 Discussion
Some students think that they do not have much of a cultural background because they were not born outside of the United States or because they do not speak another language. The truth is that everyone has a culture!
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Prepare: As you prepare to write your discussion for this topic, take time to do the following:
Read the writing prompt below in its entirety. Note that there are three tasks to complete:
Define culture and explain its importance in communication.
Describe your own culture.
Explain how culture impacts how you communicate with others, including those from different cultures.
Review Chapter 3 of your text and identify at least one point about culture and communication to discuss in your post.
Drawing on what you’ve learned in Bevan and Sole (2014), start formulating a definition of culture and its important in communication.
Review the grading rubric and note that 30% of your grade is based on your application of course material (General Content/Subject Knowledge) and 30% is based on your ability to demonstrate you are thinking critically and presenting original ideas.
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Reflect: Based on what you have learned in Chapter 3, think about key elements of your own culture and how they influence both the style and content of your communication. Think about how your culture shapes how you communicate with others, especially those who are from other cultures. Why is culture important in understanding effective communication? How can knowing about your own culture help you build bonds and/or bridge cultural divides? If you are struggling, think about where you live and the consumer goods that surround you. How do these reflect your values and beliefs? How has communication shaped those choices and ideas?
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Write: Based on what you have learned in class this week,
Define culture and explain why it is important to understanding communication.
Explain how understanding and assessing culture can improve your own communication. Describe your own culture and share with us what makes you who you are. Your culture can be related to your race, ethnicity, gender, age, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, media preferences, hobbies, religion, etc. Try not to focus on just one of these aspects of yourself, but instead utilize as many cultural elements as possible. Think about both style (how you speak) and content (what interests you).
How does your culture affect your communication with those in your own culture and those from other cultures?
Thoroughly respond to the discussion elements by writing at least one to two sentences on your definition and then two to three sentences on each of the remaining two elements. Use the course readings, with full APA citations, at least once to help you make your points. Consider copying and pasting all three tasks into a word file and addressing each of them separately.
Your initial response should be 200 to 300 words in length and is due by Thursday, Day 3.
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Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts and try to find some common ground or to expand on the students’ ideas. Use the text to extend your points about culture and communication. Ask questions that will improve everyone’s understanding of the importance of culture. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Monday, Day 7. Response posts must be 125 to 200 words in length. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult About Discussions under the Course Home menu.
COM200  Interpersonal Communication
Week 3 Discussion
One of the most frustrating challenges and barriers to effective interpersonal communication at work is communication apprehension. However, there are ways to overcome this challenge.
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Prepare: To prepare for this discussion post, do the following:
Review your notes on Chapter 5: Developing Confidence: Coping with Insecurities about Interpersonal Communication.
Read Chapter 6: Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace.
Read the writing prompt below in its entirety. Notice that there are three tasks to complete:
Based on what you’ve learned from Bevan and Sole, identify one or two forms of communication apprehension you have experienced on the job.
Explain at least two strategies discussed in Bevan and Sole to overcome the communication apprehension.
Discuss the role of communication in a professional setting.
Review the grading rubric.
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Reflect: Take time to reflect on a specific experience you had in the workplace where you faced the challenge of communication apprehension. Think about how to overcome this challenge. What changes can you make to improve how you communicate at work? Consider communication as both the problem and solution.
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Write: Based on course materials and your own reflections, address the following:
Describe a time you found yourself in a situation where you faced a specific form of communication apprehension in the workplace. Be sure to explain the apprehension itself and how you experienced it. If your work experience is limited, consider a time when you were working with others in a different context, such as school or a club.
Based on advice from Bevan and Sole (2014), explain some specific strategies you can use to overcome the communication apprehension(s) you listed and make yourself a more competent communicator.
Read and formally cite Bevan and Sole to discuss the role of communication in being a professional.
Thoroughly address all three elements of this prompt by writing at least two to three sentences on each element. Use the course readings at least once to help you make your points. Consider copying and pasting these tasks into a word file and addressing each of them separately.
Your initial response should be 200 to 300 words in length and is due by Thursday, Day 3.
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Respond to Peers: Peer responses are worth 30% of your discussion grade here. Review your classmates’ posts and try to either find some common ground or expand on your classmates’ ideas. Use the text to extend your classmates’ points about apprehension and professional communication. Ask questions that will enhance everyone’s understanding of the key concepts. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Monday, Day 7. Response posts must be 125 to 200 words in length. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult About Discussions under the Course Home menu.
COM200  Interpersonal Communication
Week 4 Discussion
To be an effective communicator we must master the core competency of listening. A willingness to listen during an interaction allows you to understand others, respond appropriately to what they say, and/or provide helpful feedback. Bevan and Sole (2014) describe ideal listening as active and empathic. In this discussion, you will take a listening quiz and then explain how using active empathic listening can help you improve as a communicator in your personal and professional relationships. Finally, you will explain the role emotional intelligence plays in being a good listener.
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Prepare: As you prepare to write this discussion post, take a few moments to
Read the writing prompt below in its entirety. Notice that there are three tasks to complete:
Complete the following listening survey and record your results: Active Listening Skills (Links to an external site.).
Using Bevan and Sole (2014), start formulating preliminary definitions of empathy and active empathic listening. Emotional intelligence is also important in thinking through effective listening. Please define it as well.
Consider how empathy and active empathic listening specifically can help you improve your personal and professional communication.
Reread Section 7.2: Conversation Management – Listening.
Read Chapter 8 on empathy and active empathic listening.
Review the grading rubric.
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Reflect: Take time to reflect on why listening is so important to becoming a better communicator. Consider how the listening techniques covered in the course textbook, including active empathic listening, could improve your personal and professional relationships. Think about the role of emotional intelligence in listening.
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Write: Based on your quiz results and what you learned in Chapter 7, section 7.2 and Chapter 8, section 8.3 of the textbook, answer the following questions:
What is your willingness-to-listen score? What feedback did you receive from the quiz?
Based on Bevan and Sole, describe “active empathic listening” and define “emotional intelligence.”
How can you use active empathic listening and emotional intelligence to help you improve your communication both in your personal interactions and in the workplace? Please provide examples to illustrate these points.
Thoroughly address all three elements of this prompt by writing at least two to three sentences on each element. Use the course readings at least once to help you make your points. Consider copying and pasting these tasks into a word file and addressing each of them separately.
Your initial response should be 200 to 300 words in length and is due by Thursday, Day 3.
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Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts and try to find some common ground or expand on the students’ ideas. Use Bevan and Sole to expand everyone’s understanding of the importance of listening in communication. Ask questions that will enhance everyone’s understanding of the key concepts. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Monday, Day 7. Response posts must be 125 to 200 words in length. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult About Discussions under the Course Home menu.
COM200  Interpersonal Communication
Week 5 Discussion
An important theme throughout this course has been being a competent communicator, which is the ability to choose a communication behavior that is both effective and appropriate for a given situation. Take some time to reflect on your improved communication skills by taking the How Good Are Your Communication Skills? Speaking, Listening, Writing, and Reading Effectively (Links to an external site.) quiz. Then, using our text, identify some of your communication strengths and weaknesses. You will need to identify one specific skill you can celebrate in yourself and one area for further improvement. How will working on these skills enhance your relationships?
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Prepare: As you prepare to write this discussion post, take a few moments to do the following:
Read the writing prompt below in its entirety. Notice that there are two tasks to complete:
Look through the text and identify at least one communication skill you are comfortable with and one which you can improve. You could potentially address intrapersonal communication and building a healthy self-concept, listening, culture and perspective taking, conflict management, emotional intelligence, or disclosure and connecting with others to list a few.
Consider how changes in this area could enhance your personal and professional relationships.
Review Chapters 1, 2, and 11 in your text.
Review the grading rubric.
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Reflect: Take time to reflect on the various ways we can be competent communicators. Think generally about the role of communication in a satisfying life and rewarding career. Reflect on how improving your communication skills can improve your personal and/or professional relationships.
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Write: Based on the information in Chapters 1, 2, and 11,
Identify one or more communication skill you have mastered or is a strength.
Identify at least one communication skill that you need to improve or is a weakness. How do you think this improvement will enhance your personal and professional relationships?
Thoroughly address all three elements of this prompt by writing at least two to three sentences on each element. Use the course readings at least once to help you make your points. Consider copying and pasting these tasks into a word file and addressing each of them separately.
Your initial response should be 200 to 300 words in length and is due by Thursday, Day 3.
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Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts and try to find some common ground or expand on the students’ ideas. Use the text to improve everyone’s understanding of the importance of being a competent communicator and how it can enhance one’s personal and professional relationships. Ask questions that will enhance both of your understanding of the key concepts. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Monday, Day 7. Response posts must be 125 to 200 words in length. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult About Discussions under the Course Home menu.

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Week 1 Discussion
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