Category: Communications

Submit a critique of one of the published speeches listed below using the PQP method described in the course’s Assignment Expectations page. In addition to the PQP, be sure to answer the following questions in your response:
Was the speaker able to make and maintain consistent eye contact with the audience?
Did the speaker effectively use transitions to clearly move your attention from section to section?
Be specific in providing feedback about what worked and how the information could have been presented differently. Be sure to indicate which speech you are critiquing. When possible, reference ideas from the text in providing your feedback.
Respond to two classmates’ posts by Sunday.
Baking Chocolate Chip Cookies
Homelessness
Eating Healthy
Drunk Driving
Exercise Activity 5
This activity involves using a software application designed to monitor, evaluate, record, and report on Ethernet network performance. It provides a network dashboard that displays network performance updated each second. It provides details on bandwidth by IP, top URLs, port activity, and traffic flow, and allows you to capture packets based on type, address, size, TCP/UDP port, or data pattern. After completing this exercise, you will understand the tremendous level of network communication that occurs while using your device on a network.
TracePlus is a network monitoring tool that enables you to see how much network capacity you are using.
For this assignment, you will download and install the TracePlus network monitoring program and develop deliverables found in Hands-On Activity 7A located on page 215 in your textbook.
Warning: The TracePlus program is available in the course Content area, under the General Resources menu. If you plan to download the program from the Internet, follow the textbook instructions carefully, or you can mistakenly download a file that contains malicious code which can damage your computer software.
Develop a summary assessment of your observations and experience (300-400 words) and submit your assessment in the discussion area created for this activity.
Be sure to cover the following questions:
How many packets did your computer send and receive?
What is the total data rate on your network?
What is your network utilization?Preparation Outline 3
Write an outline for Speech 3, the persuasive belief speech, following the outline guidelines and formatting requirements. See the Assignment Expectations page in the course for details.

Read Chapter 8 in the course text, How To Improve Your Interpersonal Communication Skills.
PROMPT
In the digital publication, How To Improve Your Interpersonal Communication Skills, the author identifies 4 different types of listening skills as explained by the communication scholar Stephen B. Lucas in the text The Art of Public Speaking.
Watch the following video Hidden Civil Rights History: Marian Anderson Sings at the Lincoln Memorial:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TLx5S2wisTEI (Links to an external site.)
Identify at least two different types of listening you used in watching the video.
Explain why each type of listening was used. How did each type of listening help you understand the video? Is this video relevant to the current struggle for racial equality? Why? Or Why not?
Remember use quotations from the textbook to support your ideas.
Write at least 3 paragraphs.
Use a textbook citation for each paragraph. (Saba, Chapter 8)
Write in paragraph structure. (5-6 sentences, then start a new paragraph). PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ONE LONG RUN ON PARAGRAPH.
Textbook references should come from the chapter(s) specified in the assignment prompt and be clearly connected to your post and the assignment topic.
Be sure and include the chapter and page number from the textbook in your posts, for example (chapter 2, 59), just as you would do for any research paper/post!

7. OCAA #2: Informative Group Presentation and Debate over a Social Issue (100 points) OCAA #2 will be a 15-minute (within an additional 10-minutes of debate) informative presentation. Two groups will present opposing views on a topic that is assigned by the primary instructor. For each topic, both groups will present their stance (15-minutes per group), then there will be a structured 10-minute debate where each group will have an opportunity to respond to main points from one another’s presentations. Your group will be expected to have two to three welldeveloped main points, relevant examples, and at least three credible, primary sources and additional secondary sources for your group’s position. Students must cite their sources verbally, include them on relevant main point slides, and include a reference slide using APA style. Ensure that this presentation is uploaded to Blackboard by midnight the evening before you are scheduled to present. Additionally, all members of a group are expected to be positive contributors. Each group member will be evaluated by their peers (see 6. OCAA #2 Teamwork Experience Evaluation below). Group members who do not positively contribute or disengage from the project, may receive significant point deductions on OCAA #2

PART 1——————
Knowledge:
After this assignment you will understand:
How the written policy process works.
Skills:
After doing this assignment you will be able to:
Demonstrate your knowledge of policies and how to policies become law and regulated.
Task
Research a current health policy issue and develop a concept map of how the law makes it through the process.
Explain the connection between law, policy, and health using a concept map and narrative.
Use several examples from the scholarly literature.
250 words for the narrative. APA Style Citation. Minimum of three cited references.
PART 2——————–
Answer ONE of the four questions provided below. Choose a topic you can speak on for at least three minutes and give relevant examples from the course or another relevant source. You may also include personal experiences.
What were your physical activity levels during your childhood? Explain it at different stages and various factors that could have affected this.
If you knew during your childhood all that you have learned now about the importance of physical activity, is there anything you would have done differently? Is there anything you would have advocated for in your youth?
Is it more challenging to work with youths vs. adults in our health, wellness, and fitness field? Why or why not? Do you prefer to work with youths or adults in your future career?
Explain how body image perception is related to mental health for youths and why this is important to know when working with youths.

Exercise Activity 4
Bottom of Form A network diagram is a visual representation of network architecture. It maps out the structure of a network with a variety of different symbols and line connections. It is the ideal way to share the layout of a network because the visual presentation makes it easier for users to understand how items are connected. This exercise will give you hands-on knowledge in network map making, which is an important skill to acquire. Your choice of drawing a map can be based upon your home network, a small business network, or a fictitious network that contains all the necessary elements to work properly. Be sure to consider network security in your design. Complete Hands-On Activity 6A titled “Network Design Software” found on page 180 in your textbook, or as an alternative, create a network map using an online drawing tool (SmartDraw) located at smartdraw.com.
After building a network map using the design software or design tool located at smartdraw.com, you must save a copy of their map (export as jpg or using a screen capture tool), along with a brief (200-300 word) summary of their map contents, to the discussion area listed for this week. It is recommended that a Word document be created and page 1 used for the summary information, followed by an embedded graphic image of the network map on page 2.
Note: This activity must be completed prior to starting Discussion 4.
Discussion 4
Bottom of Form In order to complete this discussion, you need to have completed Exercise 4. Post your deliverables (files and results) as attachments to this discussion post.
Read and respond to at least two other students’ submissions for this topic providing meaningful feedback to their posting.
Does the network you are reviewing use any type of identifiable security, such as a firewall? If not, what would you recommend?
Does the network contain mixed operating systems, such as Windows, Apple, and Linux? If so, what are the challenges?
What other devices are shown? (Printers, multi-function devices, etc.)

Write a negative memo to me (the instructor Elizabeth Riley) describing something that needs improving at
Middle Georgia State University.
Focus on one item. Do not try to solve the problem in your memo. Focus on describing the
problem and how it affects you. Use the standard memo format. Follow the indirect approach in
your memo. This memo will likely be 2-3 paragraphs. Remember to include the following:
1. A buffer.
2. The negative news (or item that needs improving)
3. A complete description of the issue
4. How this issue affects you
5. A closing with positive statement(s) to reinforce or build a good relationship between the
sender and the recipient.

Patient: JD.
Age: 28
Background: JD is a 28-year-old man who was brought to the psychiatric clinic by his family due to concerns about his increasingly bizarre behavior. He is unemployed and lives with his parents. His family reports that JD has been exhibiting unusual behaviors for the past six months, including social withdrawal, talking to himself, and expressing paranoid beliefs about being monitored by the government.
Symptoms:
1. Delusions: JD believes he is being followed by government agents trying to control his thoughts. He often talks about secret messages hidden in everyday objects.
2. Hallucinations: JD reports hearing voices comment on his actions and thoughts. These voices are often derogatory and commanding.
3. Disorganized thinking and speech: JD’s speech could be more logical and connected. He jumps from one topic to another without any clear connection.
4. Social withdrawal: JD has stopped interacting with friends and spends most of his time alone in his room.
5. Lack of self-care: JD’s hygiene has deteriorated, and he rarely showers or changes his clothes.
Diagnosis:
After a thorough evaluation, JD is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. This diagnosis is based on the presence of delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, and social withdrawal, which are all characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia.
For this assignment, write a one-page Accurate Assessment for JD. In your response, include possible treatments for JD.
Assignment MUST be completed using the APA Writing Style. Additional sources are encouraged.

PART #1 IS ATTACH BUT WILL NEED TO FIND NEWS COVERAGE FOR THE STUDY. Health Research News Coverage (60 pts.) There are two health research news coverage presentations, each worth 30 points. The second presentation will build on the first. These are individual assignments, but each will be subject to peer review. The first part will be completed in PowerPoint. The second part will require you to add on to your original PowerPoint and record a Voice Threads presentation of your full PowerPoint deck. • PART 1: The first presentation should be a minimum of eight (8) slides long. You may use more than eight slides without penalty. If you choose to include a title slide it will not count toward meeting the eight-slide minimum. Thus, if you add a title page, your presentation will need to be at least 9 slides. • PART 2: The second presentation will expand on the first and should add at least 6 additional slides. Thus, an original presentation that was 9 slides long, should be at least 15 slides long after the second part of the assignment. You may use more than 15 slides for part #2 without penalty. Within the presentations you may use complete sentences and/or bullets to communicate your analysis of the piece. However, if you choose to create bulleted text, make sure that you use appropriate grammar constructions (e.g., parallel structure) and double check that your communication is clear enough that your readers will comprehend your message as intended. You will be graded on both visual presentation and textual clarity. Finally, include a citations for your news elements and scientific study in your presentation. Objective: These news coverage analyses will expose you to a health-related scientific publication and help you develop an understanding of how media presentation of data, information and findings can impact understanding and perceptions about health topics. ** TIP ** It sometimes helps to read through the entire assignment and work backwards. That is, you may want to start with a social media post about a published health study and then look to see if it has achieved coverage on a traditional news channel and whether you can access the full text of the study through the UofL Library database system. This assignment is more difficult to complete if you treat parts 1 & 2 as separate independent assignments rather than two parts of a whole. That is, it helps to think through and initially check that you’ll be able to complete both parts of the assignment before settling on a focal study. PART #1: Health research news coverage analysis: You will locate a relatively recent (within the past five years) biomedical or public health study (NOTE: you cannot choose a commentary/editorial/perspective piece) that, in addition to being published in a peer-reviewed medical or public health journal, also received news coverage through traditional mainstream media outlets (e.g., on-line news sources/newspapers, network TV news programs). This study cannot be a coronavirus/ COVID study, although all other health topics are acceptable. You will create a presentation comparing the original study with the coverage it received in two or more mainstream news channels. Acceptable news channels include: • CNN • NBC (and its local affiliate in your locale) • CBS (and its local affiliate in your locale) • ABC (and its local affiliate in your locale) • FOX (and its local affiliate in your locale) • AP • Univision • Telemundo • Any of the newspapers listed in the approved newspaper list on Blackboard • NPR • BBC In your PowerPoint presentation: • Provide an overview of the study you’re reviewing. o Be sure to mention the specific purpose of the study, the sample, the methods/measures used to collect and analyze data o Describe the findings of the study and discuss how the authors think the findings can be applied to medicine and/or public health practice. o Highlight the limitations of the study, both those that you read about in the publication but also those that you noted from the research approach/protocol • Review coverage of the study from your first news source. Compare and contrast the original article with the news coverage. o What is included in the news coverage versus the original article? o What is omitted? o Are the verbal and nonverbal communication elements of the news coverage consistent with the message of the original study authors? How so or how do they differ? How might this consistency/inconsistency affect audiences? • Review coverage of the study from your second (and more if you’d like) news source(s). Compare and contrast the original article with the news coverage. o What is included in the news coverage versus the original article? o What is omitted? o Are the verbal and nonverbal communication elements of the news coverage consistent with the message of the original study authors? How so or how do they differ? How might this consistency/inconsistency affect audiences? • Summarize your conclusions about how news coverage of the study might help or hinder audience comprehension and understanding of the study findings, health, and science. 10 On the day part #1 is due, you should upload your presentation and original study to the discussion forum as well as the submit assignments link. You will then need to comment/provide feedback on three other students’ presentations during your posts to the forum for the following week (these posts are subject to the posting requirements outlined on page 3 and are in addition to the two posts required about the readings for the week – you will have five posts total in the week following the part #1 due date). Be sure to upload the academic study that you reviewed in addition to your PowerPoint presentation, which should include links and citations to all of the news sources you reviewed. PART #2: Health research social media expansion For the second part of this assignment, you will analyze two different forms of informal communication sharing information about the published study. You may choose to review blogs, podcasts, social media posts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.). You should collect data from these two informal mediated communication sources. Important data to include might consist of posted comments, reactions, engagement (likes, shares, etc.). For each informal communication source, be sure to describe the following: • The main message of the informal communication and an explanation for how you determined what the main message was • The type data you reviewed around that source (comments, reactions, engagement, etc.) and the amount of data you reviewed (e.g., number of comments, retweets, etc.) • Your general findings and conclusions from an assessment of the data reviewed • Who is/are the author(s) of the informal content? What do they care about? How does the content reflect their views? Who is their intended audience? • What characteristics of the platform design or medium affected how the health information could be shared? Should these characteristics be viewed as positive or negative? • Does the content achieve its purpose? If so, in what ways? If not, how might it have done a better job? Next, compare whether the messages communicated via the informal mediated communication sources are consistent with one another, with official news coverage (from part 1 of the assignment), and with the original conclusions of the scientific study (from part 1 of the assignment). Finally, based on your analysis and findings, provide a discussion/commentary about how today’s media environment might affect the interpretation of official scientific publications, health knowledge, and health communication. What do your findings suggest about health and the media? On the day the presentation is due, you will record yourself in Voice Threads. I will post a video explaining how to upload your PowerPoint and use the Voice Threads recording option.

I need 3 assignments completed. 1st assignment must be in its own word document. How does the textbook suggest that you choose a topic, and what is the difference between a specific purpose and a central idea? Based on the last set of videos of bad speeches to learn from, what is one thing you’d like to avoid in your next speech, and how might you avoid it?
Connect what you see in the Week 2 videos with what you read in this week’s assigned text. Comment critically in at least 250 words 2nd assignment Must be in its own word document Post your revised topic ideas for the informative and persuasive speech rounds. Be sure to distinguish between the informative and the persuasive treatments.
How does your chosen topic lend itself to both types of treatments? And what would be a specific purpose and a central idea for an informative and a persuasive speech?
Finally, how did you take your audience into account in choosing your topic? Why would your audience find it interesting? Be sure to consult the Opposing Viewpoints database again.
Which library databases did you consult, and which keywords did you use to search for research on your topic? Were you able to find enough research for both sides of the topic? Did you find mostly journal articles, or a combination of journal articles and popular press articles?
How would you summarize your research process and how you plan to incorporate the research into both the informative and persuasive speeches?
Comment critically in at least 250 words 3rd assignment Must be in its own word document Submit a polished draft of a full-sentence informative speech preparation outline here for feedback. Ensure that it is complete with all substantive library research and in-text parenthetical citations that link to a full works cited at the end.
See Chapter 11 for a model of a preparation outline and the linked document, Sample Preparation Outline, below.

Major: physiotherapy
Course name: therapeutic exercise and physical activity
topic: exercise intervention for people with low back pain
You have to analyze the quality of this article and it is best to include resistance training
It is best to write one about exercise treatment for lower back pain in sedentary people.
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the underpinning theories and evidence that support clinical reasoning in therapeutic exercise.