Communication inventory, revised

1. Communication Inventory Oral/Interpersonal Communication Tara Ptasnik
The Unit 1 Assignment on page 1 of your text states the primary task of this project:
Complete a communication inventory. Do a self- assessment of who
you are as a communicator, examining language, listening, and
nonverbal communication.
The Unit 1 Assignment continues by describing two key tasks that you should complete to
prepare and gather materials for the final paper:
1. Keep a journal
Your chapter homework assignments will involve writing about your own
communication experiences in a journal-type fashion. Before you write your
communication inventory, review your chapter homework submissions and reflect on
these experiences.
2. Interview friends, family members, coworkers, or employers
You should conduct 2-5 interviews with people you share important communication
interaction with. Your interviews should focus on the topic of this paper: you as a
communicator and your strengths, weaknesses, and areas to improve. Arrange the
interviews and write questions ahead of time, and take notes during the interview.
Quote directly from at least two of the interviews in your inventory.
Using information garnered from these tasks, along with concepts and terminology found in the
text, write an assessment of your communication skills. Answer these questions:
• What are your strengths?
• What areas for improvement do you see?
• What communication skills do you most want to work on this semester?
Your final inventory should meet the expectations of a standard academic essay:
• An introduction with a clear thesis
• Organized, well-developed, and well-structured paragraphs. Use information from the
book, class discussion, interviews, and your homework like you would sources for a
research paper, to explain and “prove” the assertions you are making about yourself.
• Polished, edited prose with a minimum of errors
Your final project submission should include:
• Your interview questions and notes, clearly labeled.
• 3 pages (approximately 750 words) of content. Format your essay in double-spaced
Times New Roman 12-pt font with 1-inch margins. Place your last name, your
instructor’s name, the class, and the date in the upper left corner of page 1. Include a
centered title before your introduction.
Late assignments will be accepted for one week after the due date and penalized one letter grade.