Our first round of posts will respond to your choice of the following prompts. Blog posts should be between 250 and 400 words (longer isn’t always better!), and should include an image that relates to your writing.
Option 1: Post an image (photographic or otherwise) that conveys a speech situation you have encountered in which you think a speaker has a powerful and positive impact on an audience or individual listener. What is the nature of the speaker’s impact? How does the speaker achieve this impact? What does this image demonstrate about the nature of the relationship between audience and speaker?
Option 2: Describe a particular kind of situation in which you want to improve your communication skills, and post an image (photographic or otherwise) that reflects this situation. It might be a community you’re involved in, a job, a class, etc. What qualities of communication are valued in this context? How would you describe your current communication style in this context? What communication skills would you like to develop in this context? What obstacles exist on the path toward achieving this communication style?