Writtencommunication,justlikeallformsofcommunication,cantellyouraudiencealotaboutyou.

Most of us engage informs of written communication on a daily basis (e.g. text messaging, email). In your roleas a student,it issafetoassume youhave likely sent anemail to a professor. It isimportant to consider theprofessional tone of your email before pressing thesend button.

What's wrong with this email?

Subject: HELP!!!!!! URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey,

So as usually, access Sheridan is not working. Since so many people are on it at once. I need to know how to proceed!!! I am freaking out!! Because I cannot enroll in any of my courses for next semester. And the corse choices really suck. This is not the case for 2 alone, but EVERYONE. What should I do? There is no way I'm coming to class today. I'm so pissed off.

Can you tell me if we are doing anything important today? let me know asap if we are doing anything important and then I might come to class........

As an early childhood educator,you will be required tocommunicatewith parents and thecommunity in written form (e.g., daily observations, progress reports, program inquiries, etc.).

Communicationisirreversible and emailisaprimeexampleofthis.Becauseemaillackstone,or immediate feedback from thereader itcan beeasily misinterpreted (recallthe concept of "noise"). Therefore,itisreallyimportanttoensureyouremailconveysthemessageyouintendbeforepressing thesending. Readingyour emailout loud beforesendingcanhelpyouto hear how it couldbe interpreted/decoded.

Answer the following questions in detail(Refer to the 7 C's and the 9 Pointers of Electronic Communication):

1. Identify all the errors in the email above.

1. What if yourperception of this student?