In studying Business and Professional Communication, it is important to understand your own personal communication style, where you thrive and where you struggle. 

This first assessment is all about you;

  • how you preferer to communicate
  • your communication strengths
  • your communication development needs (weaknesses)

The assessment is to:

  • Using the communication style questionnaire and your own experiences, write an 800-word essay describing:
    • Your communication style 
    • Your communication strengths
    • Your communication development needs (weaknesses) 
    • Your personal communication goals 
    • The actions that you are going to take to build on your strengths and reduce your weaknesses

The essay is worth 25% of your final mark. 100 marks are available. The scoring is shown in blue.

  • Grading
    1. Your communication style /20
    2. Your communication strengths /20
    3. Your communication development needs (weaknesses) /20
    4. Your personal communication goals /20
    5. The actions that you are going to take to build on your strengths and reduce your weaknesses /20
  • Sourcing
    • There is no need for credible sources or APA referencing. 100% your own thoughts based on your experiences and the results of the self assessment.
  • Audience
    • Your Instructor is your audience. There is no need to explain or define concepts and terms.
  • Purpose
    • The purpose of your essay is to explore your personal communication style, demonstrate your understanding of the topic question, and achieve the maximum available marks.

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