Florida SouthWestern State Interpersonal and Group Communication Discussion

Introduction

This discussion board is an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned so far in the course. In your essay, you will discuss communication concepts that will help you in your personal and/or professional life. Remember you will cite the textbook, and another scholarly source.

General Instructions for Discussion Board Posts

The Initial Post Content

Sample of a 60 pt. Discussion Board Initial Post

The initial posting is designed to give you practice in writing in the first person. This is allowed on the discussion boards and in your speech-writing.

Speech writing in the form of an outline plus the discussion board entries in this class are less formal than research writing; however, you must add credible research in your initial posting. This mirrors what you do in your speeches, where you must add oral citations of your sources.

• Consult the 7th edition of APA as a guide for your citations.
• The initial post must be 500 words for maximum credit.
• You must cite and use our textbook at least once in the initial post using APA format.
• You must cite at least one other outside scholarly source–ebook, journal article, film, etc. and cite this in APA format.
• You will add complete written citations for the textbook and outside source at the bottom of your post.
• Use of web site/random web pages only will not count for full research credit in the rubric.
• Be sure to add a word count.