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Essay Instructions: I need a two page paper using the information below stating how learning statements were learned and applied in the class and future day to day use. Cannot use pronouns or proper nouns reffering to self (i.e., I, me, names).
Must have two spaces after periods.
Outcome 1

Demonstrate effective communication skills.

Characteristics:

? Making good use of the English language in the presentation of business and management topics

? Effectively communicating grasp of business and management topics

? Identifying how the presentation was appropriately adapted to the audience

? Being organized and concise in written communication

Learning Statements:

? I have expanded my vocabulary to include standard practical and theoretical business concepts and I have increased my proficiency with digital technology communications media. I have learned how to coordinate my vocabulary, language, and persuasion efforts to specific audiences depending on whether they are laypeople, professionals, colleagues, or strangers. This skill is extremely important within the military, in particular, because communications that are standard among service members are often incomprehensible to civilians and because civilian communications may be too imprecise to convey the minimum necessary information and distinctions typically communicated best through highly specialized terminology.

? I have improved my ability to use email and other forms of technology to communicate in a professional manner. That also includes a greater understanding of the manner in which different communications media typically require the communicator to consider how various communications efforts might be interpreted depending on the type of communications media involved.

? I have expanded my vocabulary to allow me to understand, express, and communicate business-related concepts on both a practical and theoretical level. That has enabled me to process complex information in reading materials, to summarize them accurately to make use of them in subsequent discussions, and to write about them intelligently. This is important because much of the value of our conceptual understanding is lost unless we are able to communicate those concepts effectively to others. As a result, I am now better able to express in written form what I can express comfortably in verbal communications.

? I have learned how to tailor my language and persuasive strategies to different audiences (lay versus professional, colleagues versus strangers). That now allows me to discuss the same concepts, including complex or highly-technical ideas with very different audiences without confusing laypeople or wasting the time of more sophisticated audiences. That includes learning how to use the outline process to improve my public speaking and my written assignments. In that respect, I have learned to compose different types of outlines depending on how well my audience knows the subject of the communications. Typically, lay audiences require more extensive introductory sections than expert audiences.