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Please respond to the discussion prompt below. Your initial post should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials. Respond to at least two of your colleagues with meaningful comments. Responses should incorporate course concepts. Your responses should be in the 75- to 100-word range. Refer to the discussion topic grading rubric in the Course Resources area for information about how you will earn your grade for the discussion.
Professional Use of Social Media
Social media has great potential for communicating a professional online presence. Organizations also use social media for marketing, promotion of corporate social responsibility, and communication to all stakeholders. In this discussion, you will present your ideas on this topic as it relates to communicating your online presence as well as research ways organizations use social media for communicating a professional image.
For this discussion, response to the following questions with examples and references to support your opinion:
Focus on ways you can use social media to promote a professional online presence as well as ways an organization in your specific field uses social media to promote the organization. Share the results of your research and identify professional use of social media.
Please respond to the discussion prompt below. Your initial post should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials.
Respond to at least two of your colleagues with meaningful comments. Responses should incorporate course concepts. Your responses should be in the 75- to 100-word range.
Refer to the discussion topic grading rubric in the Course Resources area for information about how you will earn your grade for the discussion.
Personal Branding
Effective use of social media strategies holds the potential to enhance your professional brand. In the last few years, the importance of personal branding has grown astronomically as social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram®, and YouTube™ have given everyone easy access to share stories and document experiences.
Discuss how and when to use social media in professional contexts. Provide a specific situation (professional or current event) and give details on how you can apply strategies to support personal branding. Discuss why these techniques would be effective.
Please respond to each of the two discussion prompts below in your initial response. The response for each topic should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials. Respond to at least two of your colleagues with meaningful comments. Responses should incorporate course concepts. Your responses should be in the 75- to 100-word range. Refer to the discussion topic grading rubric in the Course Resources area for information about how you will earn your grade for the discussion.
Topic 1: Effective Communication
Using the results from the self-evaluation on presentation skills, discuss strategies for effective communication. What area would you like to strengthen? How can you use the results to promote effective communication in your chosen career?
Topic 2: PG Library Research
Research the PG Library for an article on effective communication techniques that can be used in professional presentations. Include the link to the article. Discuss ways to professionally communicate in online settings. What is one area you need to improve? What steps can you take to strengthen professional presentations?
Please respond to the discussion prompt below. Your initial post should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials.
Respond to at least two of your colleagues with meaningful comments. Responses should incorporate course concepts. Your responses should be in the 75- to 100-word range.
Refer to the discussion topic grading rubric in the Course Resources area for information about how you will earn your grade for the discussion.
Effective Listening
What distinguishes listening from hearing? How do your listening behaviors change in the following situations: A) at a concert, B) in class, C) at the dinner table with your parents, D) in a doctor’s office? What are the distractions and other barriers to listening you might encounter in each setting? What might you do to overcome the barriers to effective listening in each situation?
Please respond to the discussion prompt below. Your initial post should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials. Respond to at least two of your colleagues with meaningful comments. Responses should incorporate course concepts. Your responses should be in the 75- to 100-word range. Refer to the discussion topic grading rubric in the Course Resources area for information about how you will earn your grade for the discussion.
Dealing With Office Politics
Have you ever observed office politics? Describe the event in detail. (Do not use real names.) Were there any logical fallacies involved, such as personal attacks or the bandwagon fallacy? (You may pick any logical fallacies to discuss.) In your response, share at least one strategy or practice for dealing with office politics.
Please respond to the discussion prompt below. Your initial post should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials.
Respond to at least two of your colleagues with meaningful comments. Responses should incorporate course concepts. Your responses should be in the 75- to 100-word range.
Refer to the discussion topic grading rubric in the Course Resources area for information about how you will earn your grade for the discussion.
Ethical Organization
Utilizing the resources provided in this unit, your own experiences, and trusted internet sources, consider an example of an ethical organization and answer the following questions:
Be sure to include the source of your information and focus on current organizations rather than past cases.
Please respond to the discussion prompt below. Your initial post should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials.
Respond to at least two of your colleagues with meaningful comments. Responses should incorporate course concepts. Your responses should be in the 75- to 100-word range.
Refer to the discussion topic grading rubric in the Course Resources area for information about how you will earn your grade for the discussion.
Groups and Teams
Explain how groups and teams are a part of your personal and professional life. Discuss a time when you worked as a team member to achieve a goal that affected an organization. What was the outcome of the group decision/project, and how did it impact a larger organization or system? (You may use examples from your personal or professional life to discuss the response.)
Please respond to the discussion prompt below. Your initial post should be in the 100- to 150-word range and be supported by evidence from course or outside materials. You are not required to respond to others but are welcome to do so.
Reflection
Reflecting on your experience in this course, which concepts or activities stand out to you as significant learning moments?
How has participating in class discussions and seminars enhanced your learning experience?