Communication

Before you deliver your public speech for this class, think about what makes an effective public speaker.  Who do you think is an effective speaker and why are they effective? Can you adapt any of the speaker’s strengths for your own presentation? If you are having trouble coming up with a speaker, go to American Rhetoric which lists the Top 100 speeches. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html One brief paragraph 10 sentences.   Please don’t choice someone that’s very common.

Ethical and legal issues Situation You work at TalkBox, a company that develops and supports software solutions for workforce collaboration. Its vendors include a number of multinational corporations in English-speaking countries. TalkBox is considered a technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector business; it has just completed its fifth year and is thus barely out of the startup phase. Its leaders recently realized its business practices may not be fully aligned with their ethical and legal vision, given that TalkBox had been struggling simply to succeed. As the director of social responsibility at TalkBox, you’ve been asked to draft an employee handbook section that delineates ethical and legal guidelines for your company. You will create your company’s guidelines, which will be reviewed by the company’s legal counsel. Directions These guidelines will be the foundation for employee training at the monthly all-company meeting. In particular, the public relations (PR) and marketing professionals need these guidelines; however, those employees have likely had coursework in this topic. Thus, your guidelines are truly for those at the company with no background or understanding of these issues, as their main focus has been business and software technology. To create TalkBox’s ethical and legal guidelines, you first gathered the following information about what the document should include: * An explanation of how professional codes of ethics guide the work of communication professionals. The introductory overview paragraph of your guidelines should explain how the document is used as well as its purpose. * An explanation of copyright law and Creative Commons licensing * What U.S. copyright law covers * What categories of work are excluded * What fair use is * The potential impact of digital modification practices on company practices * Manipulating news photos * Explanations of relevant aspects of defamation law * Slander * Libel * A discussion about confidential versus public sources of information. Additionally, discussion of the role of transparency as it relates to this issue. * A description of privacy laws and what employees should do to avoid violating them * Internal and external communications * Protecting employee and customer private information * An explanation of the potential impact of not following the guidelines Preview one or more of the following codes of ethics (or one in the technology sector) to consider formatting, major themes, and wording for the ethical aspect of your guidelines: * Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) * Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) * The Washington Post * The New York Times * International Association for Business Communicators (IABC) * American Federation of Advertising (AFA) * American Marketing Association (AMA) What to Submit For this project, you must submit the following: Guidelines Your document should clarify TalkBox’s ethical and legal guidelines in 2 to 3 pages. The Guidelines must include the following: Explains how ethical guidelines function and their purpose in the profession and potential impacts of not following guidelines Explains U.S. copyright law (including exclusions and fair use) and Creative Commons licensing Discusses the potential impact of digital modification practices on the company Describes relevant aspects of defamation law Evaluates the balance between confidential versus public sources of information Assesses how privacy laws impact internal and external communication messages

Find five scholarly articles addressing the question of alleged news media bias. Summarize and present a critical analysis of the studies and their findings and make a logical argument based on the analysis. Then draw from the studies a conclusion based on their findings about what we seem to know, and what we don’t know, about media bias. Does it exist? If so, what form does it take? Do these studies answer the question for you, or are there questions you think remain unaddressed?  The paper should be at most five pages. Acceptable articles are those that appear in scholarly journals, not blogs/websites/newspapers/magazines. Some good journals to consider are: Journal of Communication, Communication Research, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism, Political Communication, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and American Political Science Review. In addition, any book that has a university press (e.g., University of Chicago Press, Oxford University Press, etc.) counts as peer-reviewed.  Possible topics could include (but are not limited to) allegations of: Liberal bias, corporate bias, racial bias, mainstream bias, pro-American bias, bias in coverage of issues such as war, abortion, the Arab-Israeli conflict, etc.

Social media has quickly become a phenomenon among individuals and workplaces alike. It allows individuals to connect online and share interests through different networking groups. It is not only effective, but also efficient because of its ease of use and speed. In our learning materials and on our discussion, we looked at several ways that health organizations are using social media. These examples are just a very small sampling of all that is being tried and evolving. Health providers are utilizing many unique and creative social media strategies to address often complex health issues at the organizational, patient and even community levels. In Module 4 you began your research. In Module 11, you received helpful peer feedback on your introduction and literature summary.   This week, you will finalize your research paper. Your research paper will allow you to apply the writing process to an in-depth exploration on how social media is being used to address a health care issue or problem. The purpose of the paper is to explore the use of social media in effectively addressing health or health care issues.  Continuing the topic you identified in Module 4 and received peer support on in Module 11, write your paper. Be sure to address the following: Describe how your chosen social media strategy is being used to address the health issue you chose. Critically analyze the effectiveness of using social media for the health or health care issue selected.  Your analysis must reflect: 1) knowledge of the health issue or problem; 2) research available in the literature about the social media strategy and how it has been applied to the health care issue you chose or something related; 3) the pros and cons with using the media strategy; and 4) legal and ethical implications that might arise from using the social media strategy selected. Your paper should include the following elements: A clear, concise, and well-written introduction to the paper that describes your social media strategy and how it addresses the health care issue you selected. Paragraphs that are well organized and flow logically from introduction to conclusion and include all of the elements listed above. A comprehensive conclusion that is consistent with your analysis and reflects the evidence you have gathered and presented in the body of the paper. Proper use of APA formatting, including a title page, reference page, and running head. Your paper should be 5-7 double-spaced pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. Be sure to proofread to correct typos and grammatical errors

Purpose: In health care, written work is a frequent means of communication. Often, how well we communicate in writing has profound impacts for our patients or consumers. Seeking feedback from others and applying it to drafts of your work is vital to becoming an effective writer in college and in the health professions. Peer support forums are designed to provide a place for you to post drafts of your work for helpful and constructive feedback. Constructive feedback involves communicating practical, concrete, easily understood, and helpful recommendations in a respectful tone regarding what is done well and opportunities for improvement. The acts of giving and receiving feedback will help you communicate more effectively with others about written work. Process: In this course, we will use the “Feedback Sandwich” model for providing peer support. Sandwich style feedback starts with the bottom slice of bread. Here you will make several positive comments about specific things that the writer has done well. Next, you provide the “meat” of your feedback, with specific areas that can be improved and how. Finally, you have the top slice of bread, where you close with something positive about the draft.  In this week’s Peer Support Forum, you will help one another prepare for your research paper, which is due at the end of Module 12.  Back in Module 4, you did a short literature search on social media applications and their use for certain health issues. This week, we will continue working toward the Module 12 research paper.  Please carefully review the assignment instructions for your research paper. Over this week, you should be working on your research paper – the preparing and drafting stages – so that in Module 12, you can edit, finalize, and record your presentation. Using the same topic as in Module 4, you will submit two components of your research paper for helpful feedback: the introduction and a brief description of your literature review.  Part 1: Submitting Your Written Work  Begin by posting a draft of your introduction and literature summary for your research paper. The introduction should consist of 1 paragraph that: Describes your social media strategy; Identifies the health care topic; Briefly describes how your social media strategy and health care topic connect; Introduces the rest of your paper. Your summary of literature findings should consist of 2-3 well written paragraphs that: Describe the social media strategy you selected and how it is used, based on the information you have gleaned from your Module 4 literature review (and any other research you have done since then); Use formal academic writing style; Contain in-text citations where appropriate to support your statements. Important: Before you submit your draft, please carefully review the Peer Support Forum Checklist so that you submit a strong draft for feedback. Your submission must be posted by Thursday at 11:59pm ET of this module to allow sufficient time for classmates to read.

Answer the following assignment questions as completely as possible. Formulate your responses in your own words. Do not merely copy answers from your reading materials. When it is appropriate to use quotations or paraphrase from your text materials or videos, be sure to cite your sources properly by giving page numbers in parentheses or using footnotes or endnotes. The assignment should be a total of between two and four typed, double-spaced pages. Your answers should be a reflection of the materials you have read and should incorporate personal experiences, theories, and synthesis. Let your paper support a critical and creative mind at work. When you have completed the assignment, proofread your essays for correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Submit your assignment on or before the due date indicated in the Course Calendar and according to the instructions given in the Syllabus. Essay 1 Discuss the following statement: “Prejudice can never be eliminated because it is so deeply rooted in human nature.” What relationship links stereotypes, prejudice, racism, and power? Essay 2 One summary statement in Chapter 7 Summary of your textbook is this: “As society becomes increasingly multicultural, new concepts of cultural identity are evolving.” Discuss the meaning of this statement. Use specific examples to illustrate your points.  Essay 3 Describe some of the difficulties of translating a foreign language. Give two examples of expressions from the readings or from your own experience that do not translate accurately into English. Explain from both a linguistic and a cultural perspective. You might also explain how technology can assist in the translating process.

PART ONE:  Evaluating sources Evaluating Sources Forum: SHORT ANSWER. All of these article were found doing a Google search with the question- “Is there a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.” I have used these articles for a long time and was thinking about changing them up; however, the recent outbreak of measles in Massachusetts made me think that this topic was very relevant to critical thinking. As with many of the topics I choose, my purpose is not to convince you to vaccinate, but to make choices based on empirical evidence. For this forum you may choose from the following options: Pick one source and explain why it is credible or not credible, be specific about the reasons and include words related to CRAAP. Evaluate all the sources from most to least reliable, pointing out any interesting conclusions you found when researching the authors, or companies/websites this information came from or from the evidence used to support the author’s claims. Explain the importance of credible sources when making choices and forming opinions. Relate this to a current issue in society. You may choose the increasing cases of measles, or you can choose a different issue in society where people use evidence to form opinions. NB: This part of the assignment is based upon the first order I sent you titled “Evaluating Sources”.  PART TWO: Three Source Assignment Where do you get your news? SHORT ANSWER Please comment on the sites you researched for the last topic.  Were there any that were shocking or extremely biased?  Do you have a favorite site to get your news from?  What is the worst incident you can think of where someone has shared information that is obviously not credible? You can answer any/all of these for credit for this forum. NB: This part of the assignment is based upon the second order I sent you labeled “Three sources”. PS…. Let me know if you have any questions.

First, you must watch a speech.  You must take notes documenting your observations of the speaker.  You are to evaluate the speaker along the following criteria.  1.)  What are the speaker’s goals?   Are they evident in what He/She says?  2.)  In your opinion (based on the text and what we are learning in Communication 1), how effective do YOU think the speaker was in achieving those goals?  3.)  Did the speaker keep the “audience in mind” as He/She delivered the speech?  Did they maintain eye contact? In short, was this a good speech or a poor one?  Be specific and make sure both your notes and your paper provide “concrete” examples such as quotes. Two pages of notes. Second, you must write a five page (typed), double spaced paper where you go through the speech you have watched in detail format.  The key word here is Analysis!  Analyze the speech be explaining what the speaker did.  Paper should be done in college format with title.  You must supply your notes to your finished paper which you can email to me.  Listed below you will find links to recorded speeches that I have vetted.  These speeches below have been selected because they have numerous shots of the audience so that you can discuss the respective speaker’s effect on the audience. Here are the speeches you can choose from: 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-5vD5YVLv8 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDmSZX_zVuQ&t=2s 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBswFfh6AY&t=2s 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a9PgHI_9uA 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSH5EY-W5oM What should your finished paper look like?  Something like this: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=scholars_day

A research project on an aspect of accessibility and develop a guide on how to approach designing for accessibility in regards to 1 of the topics provided: Visual: Blindness, low vision, color blindness Hearing: Deaf and hard of hearing Motor: Inability to use a mouse, slow response time, limited motor control Cognitive: Learning disabilities, distractibility, inability to focus on large amount of information. What you will create: A resource others can use to apply your design research. Have these sections: Overview or Introduction: What is the issue at hand? Why is it an issue? How can design help? High level description of the solutions to come. Examples of typical issues: Provide some examples of what issues could present themselves. An example of this is if a person is red green color blind they may have trouble identifying continue or stop buttons if red and green are used.  Provide Solutions: In the example above you might also incorporate words or shapes on the buttons.  Tools: Provide a list of tools that can be used to overcome the issues. In some cases these might be software or hardware based tools that can solve a problem. They might also be Heuristics or Rules of Thumb that will help guide designers.

Hi I have dissection bored homework When is e-mail inappropriate? Why? Your initial post must be at least 7-8 sentences. You must respond to two peers – those posts must be at least  4-5 sentences Hi I uploaded 2 posts to responds on it  and also few responds as a sample try to do it like their way