Letter of Advice

Letter of Advice Order Description Letter of Advice For this assignment, you will write a letter of advice to either a newly engaged couple or a group of coworkers. Imagin" rel="nofollow">ine that either the engaged couple or coworkers hear that you are takin" rel="nofollow">ing a course in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">interpersonal communication and want advice regardin" rel="nofollow">ing how to communicate in" rel="nofollow">in their personal or professional relationships. Based on what you have learned in" rel="nofollow">in this course, your personal experience, and the five learnin" rel="nofollow">ing objectives we have covered, what advice would you give them regardin" rel="nofollow">ing how to communicate effectively? How can you use what you have learned in" rel="nofollow">in this class to offer a couple or group of co-workers advice to have more positive relationships? Write your paper in" rel="nofollow">in the form of a letter. Please review the Sample Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Paper. Instructions Use the list of learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes to write your letter. The course learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes you will need to cover are listed below: Explain" rel="nofollow">in the prin" rel="nofollow">inciples of and barriers to effective in" rel="nofollow">interpersonal communications. Analyze the role of communication in" rel="nofollow">in developin" rel="nofollow">ing and main" rel="nofollow">intain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem. Differentiate appropriate levels of self-disclosure and emotional in" rel="nofollow">intelligence in" rel="nofollow">in various relationships. Describe strategies for usin" rel="nofollow">ing communication techniques to resolve in" rel="nofollow">interpersonal conflicts. Analyze the impact of gender and culture on in" rel="nofollow">interpersonal communications. For each of the five learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes, create a separate headin" rel="nofollow">ing that states the learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcome that you are addressin" rel="nofollow">ing. Then, address the followin" rel="nofollow">ing for each segment: Explain" rel="nofollow">in the prin" rel="nofollow">inciples of and barriers to effective in" rel="nofollow">interpersonal communications. Why do the prin" rel="nofollow">inciples matter? How can your couple or group of co-workers overcome the barriers you have listed? Analyze the role of communication in" rel="nofollow">in developin" rel="nofollow">ing and main" rel="nofollow">intain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem. Begin" rel="nofollow">in by defin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing each term and then explain" rel="nofollow">in how these three notions of the self potentially impact the relationships of your couple or group of co-workers. What advice can you offer to help them develop a positive self- concept or build each other’s self-esteem? Illustrate the importance of self-disclosure and emotional in" rel="nofollow">intelligence in" rel="nofollow">in various relationships. What role does self-disclosure play in" rel="nofollow">in the relationships of your couple or co-workers? How can their relationships be improved by them becomin" rel="nofollow">ing more emotionally in" rel="nofollow">intelligent? What connections can be made between emotional in" rel="nofollow">intelligence and self-disclosure? Evaluate strategies for usin" rel="nofollow">ing communication techniques to resolve in" rel="nofollow">interpersonal conflicts. Explain" rel="nofollow">in one or two potential conflicts and then present at least two strategies for addressin" rel="nofollow">ing the dispute(s). Analyze the impact of gender and culture on in" rel="nofollow">interpersonal communications. First, defin" rel="nofollow">ine these two key terms. Then, explain" rel="nofollow">in the importance of gender and culture in" rel="nofollow">in relationships generally and for your couple or group of co-workers specifically. What advice can you give to become a better communicator based on the in" rel="nofollow">information you have presented? Content Requirements You must address all five of the learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes and the questions listed with those objectives. For each objective, be sure to defin" rel="nofollow">ine key terms and relate those ideas directly to advice for your couple or co-workers. The poin" rel="nofollow">int here is for you to demonstrate how these ideas can be utilized to help people in" rel="nofollow">in their relationships. Try to offer specific advice they can in" rel="nofollow">integrate in" rel="nofollow">into their lives. Begin" rel="nofollow">in your paper with an in" rel="nofollow">introductory paragraph that has a succin" rel="nofollow">inct thesis statement and that previews what you plan to cover in" rel="nofollow">in your paper. End with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis and restates your key poin" rel="nofollow">ints. You must use at least five scholarly sources to help you make your poin" rel="nofollow">ints. At least three of these should be course readin" rel="nofollow">ings and two should be academic articles you have found yourself by doin" rel="nofollow">ing research in" rel="nofollow">in the Ashford University Library. If you need help doin" rel="nofollow">ing research, visit the Ashford University Library, which can be accessed through the Library tab in" rel="nofollow">in the left-navigation menu, in" rel="nofollow">in your onlin" rel="nofollow">ine course. You must also draw on personal experience to offer advice or to illustrate poin" rel="nofollow">ints. It is acceptable to use hypothetical examples and/or your personal experiences for either your couple or group of co-workers. We simply want to see that you can apply what you have learned to some potential “real world” experience. The Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Paper Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in" rel="nofollow">in length (not in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing title and references pages) and formatted accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to APA style. For assistance, visit the Ashford Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Center’s APA Essay Checklist for Students. Must in" rel="nofollow">include a title page with the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: (For further assistance with the formattin" rel="nofollow">ing and the title page, please refer to the Formattin" rel="nofollow">ing Instructions for MS Word 2013) Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must in" rel="nofollow">include an in" rel="nofollow">introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your in" rel="nofollow">introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that in" rel="nofollow">indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writin" rel="nofollow">ing Introductions and Conclusions as well as Thesis Statements, please refer to the Ashford Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Center resources. Must use each learnin" rel="nofollow">ing objectives as a header dividin" rel="nofollow">ing each section of the paper. Must use the textbook as a source. The Integratin" rel="nofollow">ing Research tutorial will offer further assistance on in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing supportin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">information and reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing. Must use two additional course articles/videos and two academic articles the student has found in" rel="nofollow">independently. A total of five sources must be used in" rel="nofollow">in the paper and be on the reference list. Must document any in" rel="nofollow">information from a source in" rel="nofollow">in APA style, as outlin" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in the Ashford Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Center’s In-Text Citation Guide. Must in" rel="nofollow">include a separate APA References List that is formatted accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to APA style. Before you submit your written assignment, you are encouraged to review The Grammarly Guide: How to Set Up & Use Grammarly tutorial, set up a Grammarly account (if you have not already done so), and use Grammarly to review a rough draft of your assignment. Then carefully review all issues identified by Grammarly and revise your work as needed. Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Notes This is a formal paper and should utilize proper grammar, complete sentences, and paragraph transitions. However, you will write this paper in" rel="nofollow">in the format of a letter to the newly-engaged couple or group of co-workers. Feel free to address the people you select directly throughout the paper.