Communications Assignment: Experiment Paper
Communication experiments centered on five distinct skills learned from DeVito's skills handout and from our course lectures.
After each communication experiment, using techniques and ideas discussed in class or in your text, you will write a 2-3 page paper describing the skill, what technique you used and how you used it, your experience during its use, and your thoughts and analysis of the results.
The goal is to experiment with skills that you see room to improve upon rather than choose skills you are already comfortable employing. All experiments must happen in real-time, there should be no examples from your past unless they are to compare/contrast to how you did things differently this time around.
Times New Roman, 12-point, double-spaced, word document, name, class meeting times. APA citation and bibliography for references used (if used) in your paper. While your experiment will be oral in nature, the written portion of your analysis is just as important; therefore, ensure there are no grammatical or syntax errors. Print out your paper and read it out loud to catch anything your eyes miss.
Each paper should do the following:
• Identify the communication skill with which you experiment and the reason why you are working on it. How have you used it in the past?
• Define the skill with a lecture/textbook definition.
• Describe the circumstance in which the skill is used (who, what, where, when).
• Provide an example of the way in which the skill was used employing at least one direct quotation from each party involved, which should exemplify how you expressed it.
• Describe the perceived effect of your use of the skill (what happened as a result).
• Analyze the reason(s) you believe this skill resulted in the effect you noticed.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.