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Greg Power Portfolio: -OVE Reflection Section HA McGough December 18 !

"1# $e%on& the 'ritten Element 'ithin the re(lm of Engli)h it i) e()% to )im*l% focu) on wh(t i) written on ( *(ge of *(*er+ Howe,er the written com*onent i) -u)t one of m(n% im*ort(nt element) to being (n o,er(ll (ccom*li)he& Engli)h )tu&ent (n& wor.ing *rofe))ion(l+ / h(,e wor.e& throughout thi) %e(r in !0"H on not onl% im*ro,ing m% writing ).ill) but (l)o on im*ro,ing the other ).ill) nece))(r% in being (n effecti,e communic(tor+ 1here (re )e,er(l e2(m*le) of &ifferent t%*e) of communic(tion in m% wor. throughout the )eme)ter but / (m going to outline (n& &i)cu)) the be)t e2(m*le) of m% or(l ,i)u(l (n& electronic communic(tion)+ 1he be)t e2(m*le of m% or(l communic(tion ).ill) come) from m% te(m *ro*o)(l on fun&ing ( memori(l for the S(n& 3ree. m())(cre+ Our te(m h(& to gi,e ( *ro*o)(l for (**ro2im(tel% ten minute) in front of the cl()) (n& then we o*ene& the floor for 4ue)tion)+ / feel li.e thi) i) ( goo& e2(m*le of m% or(l ).ill) bec(u)e it w() the mo)t )*e(.ing / &i& in front of the cl()) (ll )eme)ter long+ / h(& to *erform re)e(rch on the to*ic (n& then fin& w(%) to effecti,el% con,e% thi) inform(tion to (n (u&ience th(t w() *rob(bl% not )u*er intere)te& in wh(t we h(& to )(%+ / m(inl% w() in ch(rge of (&&re))ing the counter(rgument) )o / h(& to (ntici*(te wh(t concern) *eo*le woul& h(,e (n& how our te(m *l(nne& to (&&re)) the)e concern)+ / thin. th(t h(,ing thi) be or(l w() ,it(l to the )ucce)) of our *ro*o)(l bec(u)e ( 10 *(ge *ro*o)(l for other *eo*le to re(& i) e()il% ignore& (n& 4uic.l% forgotten+ 'e were (ble to )tre)) the *oint) th(t were im*ort(nt for *eo*le to remember (n& t(%lor our me))(ge () we went to )ee wh(t re)on(te& with our (u&ience+ 5or ,i)u(l communic(tion / thin. m% im(ge) in m% e))(% (bout 6(t% Perr% be)t &emon)tr(te m% ).ill)+ / u)e& two im(ge) in thi) *(*er7 one of her Teenage Dream co,er (n& one of ( *icture of her+ / inclu&e& her co,er (rt () i) it &i)*l(%) her wor.7 / coul& not inclu&e her (ctu(l mu)ic in m% te2t e))(% )o ( *icture of her (lbum i) the ne2t be)t thing to get ( feel for her mu)ic+ A&&ition(ll% inclu&ing the (rtwor. hel*e& to )et the tone of the e))(% b% hel*ing to )how who )he i) (n& wh(t )he i) (bout+ /nclu&ing her *icture )how) both her uni4ue f()hion (n& her )e2 (**e(l in *o*ul(r culture+ $oth of the)e )ub-ect) (re ,er% &ifficult to c(*ture u)ing onl% wor&) (n& ( )im*le im(ge )how) both of the)e i&e() 4uite cle(rl%+ / thin. the)e im(ge) )how th(t / c(n effecti,el% choo)e ,i)u(l) bec(u)e the% e(ch hel*e& me to connect with m% (u&ience (n& hel*e& *romote m% *ur*o)e of )howing her () ( true )u*er)t(r of to&(%8) mu)ic in&u)tr%+ /t i) im*ort(nt to .now when to u)e im(ge) but *erh(*) more im*ort(nt i) to .now wh(t im(ge) will be mo)t effecti,e7 / thin. both of the)e im(ge) were effecti,e+ Electronic communic(tion i) tough to utili9e but in mo&ern )ociet% i) becoming incre()ingl% im*ort(nt+ 1he be)t e2(m*le of m% electronic communic(tion ).ill) i) the *ower*oint *re)ent(tion / cre(te& for m% *oc.et )t%le m(nu(l le))on+ 1hi) &i)*l(%) goo& u)e of electronic communic(tion ).ill) bec(u)e the *ower*oint (llowe& for the mini gr(mm(tic(l le))on) to be *re)ente& one b% one in (n or&ere& f()hion+ / thin. the *ower*oint w() well con)tructe& (n& re(ll% hel*e& m% *(rtner (n& / to te(ch the le))on) we were tr%ing to te(ch+ / thin. thi) w() )ignific(ntl% more effecti,e th(n &oing thi) () ( h(n&out or or(l *re)ent(tion bec(u)e it (llowe& u) to both )how e2(m*le) of wh(t we were te(ching but (l)o .ee* it to being t(ught one le))on (t ( time+ / thin. thi) hel*e& u) .ee* the (ttention of our (u&ience (n& (l)o hel*e& retention for both u) (n& our li)tener) of our le))on)+ 1o be ( gre(t communic(tor it i) ,er% im*ort(nt th(t ( *er)on i) (ble to write effecti,el%+ Howe,er in

to&(%8) )ociet% it i) not enough for )omeone to be (ble to )im*l% write well7 r(ther ( goo& communic(tor incor*or(te) ,i)u(l) into their (rgument) c(n gi,e *re)ent(tion) or(ll% (n& c(n u)e the electronic tool) (,(il(ble to them to be)t fit their (rgument to their (u&ience+ / h(,e incor*or(te& (ll of the)e ).ill) with m% writing ).ill) in or&er to be)t cre(te (rgument) to connect with m% (u&ience+ A goo& communic(tor c(n )urel% write well7 but not (ll goo& writer) (re goo& communic(tor)+

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