BSCOM/234 BSCOM234 BSCOM 234 Week 1 Using Language Effectively

 BSCOM 234 Week 1 Using Language Effectively

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Using Language Effectively.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you identify listening barriers you have experienced, explain their effects, and determine appropriate listening strategies and responses during verbal communication.

Include the following:

• Describe a situation from your life when you had trouble listening.
• Identify two or more barriers that were present.
• Explain how each barrier contributed to your inability to listen effectively.
• Determine which two strategies would allow you to cope with these barriers.
• Explain how each strategy might work to eliminate a particular barrier.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit the assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

Alternative Option (with instructor approval):

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Using Language Effectively.

Create a media presentation in which you identify listening barriers you have experienced, explain their effects, and determine appropriate listening and responding strategies. You can use the following formats:

• 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation
• 5-minute audio or video piece
• Another format approved by your instructor

Include the following in your media piece:

• Describe a situation from your life when you had trouble listening.
• Identify two or more barriers that were present.
• Explain how each barrier contributed to your inability to listen effectively.
• Determine which two strategies would allow you to cope with these barriers.
• Explain how each strategy might work to eliminate a particular barrier.