Videos with Quizzing: Writing

Instructions

Watch the video below and then answer the questions that follow.

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Discussion Questions

Question 1.

Question 1:Have you ever sent an email or a text that was not received the way you intended it to be received? Or consider the opposite scenario—have you ever found out later you had misperceived someone's email or text to you? Explain what happened.

Question 2.

Question 2:Many phrases we see in popular culture are highly abbreviated or even misspelled for visual effect. What do you think about that? Do you think our communication skills suffer from seeing so much of this?

Question 3.

Question 3:How important are the instructor's communication skills in your success? How important are your communication skills to the success of the rest of the class?

Question 4.

Question 4:Our communication skills are improved through writing and speaking assignments. Do student/instructor exchanges and meetings build communication skills? How?