You must answer one of the two questions

Be sure to use Toulmin's model and label each part in your response: Claim - make an assertion about the theory Grounds - Explain a specific communication example from your life Warrant - So what? How does this uphold the theory? How did this realization impact your communication?

**Here are the prompts to answer, list the question number when responding so we know which thread you are following. ONLY answer one of the two. You can earn up to 10 points for this part.

1. Compare and contrast effective and appropriate communication, giving examples of each from your own life experience. (page 26)

2. Of the 5 components of a competent speaker (self-awareness, adaptability, empathy, cognitive complexity and ethics) which have you mastered and which are you working on. Use specific life examples. (pages 27-29)

**To earn the remaining 5 points you must respond to a classmates post with any of the following:

• • Making an observation
  • Asking a question
  • Answering a question
  • Giving an example