HSCO 508
Interpersonal Communication Plan Assignment Instructions
Overview
The purpose of the
Interpersonal Communication Plan Assignment is to demonstrate course-related knowledge; commitment to establish and maintain healthy, healing, and helping relationships; and ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and nonverbally. You will develop a strategic plan and produce a 9–10 minute video recording of yourself
presenting your plan. You will also create a PowerPoint presentation that highlights your main points and sources.
Instructions
1.
Introduction:
Introduce your strategic communication plan in an engaging and interesting way. Mention your name and the date of your recording (
important!). Define interpersonal communication in a way that orients your audience (i.e. your instructor) toward the main focus of your plan. Give a brief preview of the presentation’s key points.
2.
Behavioral blend and background:
Briefly describe your behavioral blend as identified in your Uniquely You profile, emphasizing how it influences the way you communicate and relate to others. Also, share about how your background and identity influences your communication patterns, both positively and negatively. This section provides a backdrop for understanding you as a communicator and the challenges and opportunities you have faced.
3.
Communication barriers:
Disclose and discuss the most significant interpersonal communication barriers and issues that you have discovered throughout this course. Define, explain, and exemplify how these currently hinder you and negatively impact your relationships.
4.
Goal and strategies:
Articulate a goal that you intend to reach by implementing this plan. This goal should be succinctly formulated as a single phrase and must not be overly broad (e.g. “become a counselor” or too vague (e.g. “enhance my communication”). Share why this goal is important within the context of your life and/or career. Then disclose strategies that will allow you to reach this goal and remove the barriers discussed previously. For example, if your goal involves becoming a more empathic communicator at your workplace, developing active listening and reflecting skills might be appropriate strategies. If your goal is to impactfully mentor youth in your community, using appropriate levels of assertiveness, genuineness, and self-disclosure might be important skills to master.
5.
Implementation:
Formulate specific action steps for applying the strategies described in the previous section. In doing so, describe specific concepts, principles, models, and/or techniques that have provided you with insight and understanding throughout this course. Actions may include techniques you will practice, ideas you will continually reflect on, things you will do differently, etc. Explain how implementing your plan will make your goal a reality. Address also how you will evaluate your progress and hold yourself accountable.
6.
Conclusion:
Briefly review the main points of your strategic interpersonal communication plan and end with a memorable closing statement or quote.
The video must be of sufficient quality for a professional setting and show you speaking, ideally from the waist up. Your PowerPoint must not be featured in the video. Your delivery must demonstrate a willingness to communicate with attention to audience engagement, articulation, appropriate language, tone, absence of vocal fillers, eye contact, posture, and movement. Your presentation must not exceed 10 minutes, or you may not be able to upload your video file.
Your PowerPoint presentation must include between 15 and 20 slides that have a consistent look, font usage and style throughout. The slides must effectively and professionally communicate key points and provide visual support for your oral presentation, rather than “stand alone” with an over-abundance of text. Use images, graphic elements, and illustrations to add interest, but make sure these do not distract from the overall content. Use the last one or two slides for a complete APA-formatted bibliography.
To upload your video to YouTube, follow these instructions:
1. Set up a personal user account on YouTube (if you do not have one already).
2. Download your video from your recording device onto your computer.
3. Upload your video file to YouTube.
4.
Once your video is successfully uploaded, YouTube will process it and make it available for viewing. Once completed, make sure your video is accessible. Use the “unlisted” setting (thereby keeping it unavailable to the general public). Since both uploading and processing can take an indeterminate amount of time, it is highly recommended that you allow a window of several hours prior to the deadline for any potential issues.
5. When submitting the assignment, copy the link to your YouTube video and upload your PowerPoint file.
6. Once your final grade has been posted, you may delete your video from YouTube.
If you experience technical difficulties with YouTube,
do not contact the Liberty University Helpdesk; see the YouTube Help Center.
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