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Competent and Excellent
Communicators
By: Melanie Owen

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Nora Cox
• Missouri State
University
• Communication
Instructor
Photo Credit:
http://communication.missouristate.edu/Nor
aCox.aspx

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Nora’s Communication Habits
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Encouragement
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Integrated Humor
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Wants the best for each student
Pushes students to be the best version of themselves
Includes important resources available for students growth
Tells funny or interesting stories to keep student’s attention
Puts herself on more of a personal level for students to relate to
Makes what could be a boring or dry lecture into an enjoyable
learning experience
Effectiveness
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Can make complex information very simple
Utilizes class time well
Can clearly speak exactly what she expects of her students

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Jordan Street
• Youth Girl’s Associate
at Studio 412 of
Bentonville, Arkansas
• University of Central
Arkansas Alumni
• Check out her blog at:
http://gloriousrestoratio
n.blogspot.com/2014/0
2/two-years-agotoday.html
Photo Credit:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=
1461008438204&set=a.1213956382057.20
28467.1023210239&type=1&theater

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Jordan’s Communication Habits
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Vulnerable
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Extensive vocabulary
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Makes herself personable to readers
Provides her real life encounters to online readers
Is able to provide intense detail and important information
Intrigues her readers
Captures their attention
Fully conveys her emotions
Inspiration
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Encourages others to reach their personal best
Shares with others how she is dealing with storms that have come her
way
Can see the good in difficult situations and encourages others to do the
same

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Jennifer Lawrence
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Well known as
“Katniss” from The
Hunger Games
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Photo Credit:
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-you-dontknow-about-jennifer-lawrence-2013-11?op=1
American Actress
Learn more about
her at:
http://jenniferslawre
nce.com/

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Jennifer’s Communication Habits
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Honesty
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Has her own voice
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Doesn’t sugar coat her opinions on problems within society
Is able to make fun of herself, flaws included
Easily conveys what is going on within her personal career to the rest of
the world.
Doesn’t think the same thing everyone else does
Isn't afraid to speak these opinions
Takes pride in her personal stances
Visibility
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Lets others know who she is and what causes she cares about
Puts herself out in the spotlight for people to get to know her
Engaged in society

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References
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Information on Professor Cox is all from personal experience
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Street, J. (2014). Glorious restoration. Retrieved from:
http://gloriousrestoration.blogspot.com/2014/02/two-years-agotoday.html
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(2013) Jennifer lawrence. Retrieved from:
http://jenniferslawrence.com/