Communication
The courses in this section focus on specific types of communication, such as writing and planning speeches and how to target written communication to a specific audience. For each course, I give a brief description of some of the assignments I completed and I also showcase at least one sample of my work. Unlike the other courses I took at FSU, these courses did not involve group work. So, all samples below were completed individually.
If you are interested in learning more information about a particular course, click the full description link where you will be taken to a page with more in-depth details about that particular course. Most samples are in PDF, so if you do not have Adobe Reader, you can download it using the button below.
LIS4708 - Perspectives on Information Technology
Spring 2008
Instructor: Dr. Mia Liza Lustria
This course was one of the last required courses for the major. The major project in this course was creating this interactive resume. I learned a lot about how to market myself and showcase my skills and qualifications. I also learned how to properly organize my paper resume so that it is quickly reviewable and effective. Another major project in this course was to complete a communication project. For my project, I decided to do a How-To-Video tutorial. To complete this tutorial I had to learn a great deal about editing and recording video, as well as figuring out screen recording software such as Camtasia Studio. This how-to-video I completed not only allows me to demonstrate some of my technical skills, it shows that I am capable of instructing others in how to learn technologies. From this course I was able to get a lot of various skills that I had not gotten in any of the other courses before it, such as the video editing and the self marketing. By gaining these skills from this course (and the various skills from the other courses), I feel I have obtained a very strong, diversified skill set that will set me apart from other IT professionals.
Skills Acquired
- Video Editing & Recording
- Self Marketing
- Camtasia Studio
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Samples
- How-To-Video Tutorial - This is my how-to-video tutorial that I completed for the communication project. This video
demonstrates how to create, configure and interact with a Windows Server 2003 virtual machine. Also, the supplemental manual for
the video can be found below.
View the How-To-Video Tutorial
Download the How-To-Video Manual (PDF)
- (265 KB)
SPC1016 - Fundamentals of Speech
Fall 2007
Instructor: Mark Zeigler
I learned a lot about communication in this course. I learned about body language, Meta messages, and senders and receivers. I also learned how to inform, how to persuade, and a variety of other communication topics. Most importantly, I learned how to create an outline and prepare a speech. In this course we were required to complete two speeches, an informative speech and a persuasive speech. For each speech, we had to write an outline, which were used to aid us during our speeches.
Skills Acquired
- Persuasive Speaking
- Informational Speaking
- Writing Speech Outlines
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Samples
- Informative Speech Outline - This is my outline for my informative speech. The speech was meant to inform my audience
about high-definition televisions. I explained to them what HD was and what different types of televisions there are. The sample
includes all points I discussed in the speech as well as my transitional sentences. I also include the sources I used in the speech.
Download the Informative Speech Outline (PDF)
- (72.0 KB)
- Persuasive Speech Outline - This is my outline for my persuasive speech. The speech was meant to persuade my audience to
drive manual transmissions. I discussed why manual transmissions are more efficient, cheaper and require less maintenance. I also
brought up a lot of counter points so that my argument was stronger. I learned a lot about counter arguments in this speech. The
sample includes all of my points, transitional sentences and even my counter arguments.
Download the Persuasive Speech Outline (PDF)
- (47.2 KB)