How do I respond to my Professor's response to my post: Salary Negotiation Audience and Topic My audience consists of job-seeking professionals who wish to learn about the best skills and approaches to salary negotiations when they receive employment opportunities in their careers. Salary negotiation skills are essential but are rarely addressed when searching for employment opportunities. Successful negotiations can provide benefits beyond competitive pay, such as better opportunities for career growth. The purpose of the presentation is to identify those skills and demonstrate that such skills form an important component of workplace communication and are essential for the modern employee. Three Questions My Audience Will Have on the Topic i. What are examples of phrases, words, and overall language that one should use during a salary negotiation? ii. How can one approach the situation if the prospective employer is unwilling to discuss or negotiate the issue of salary and compensation? iii. What are some of the mistakes that prospective employees make during salary negotiations that diminish their bargaining power or portray them in a bad light with their prospective employer? Professional Sources to Answer These Questions The following are two sources that will help answer the questions and how they will be cited in APA format. Maaravi, Y., & Segal, S. (2022). Reconsider what your MBA negotiation course taught you: The possible adverse effects of high salary requests. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 139, 103803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103803 Wesner, B. S., & Smith, A. B. (2018). Salary negotiation: A role-play exercise to prepare for salary negotiation. Management Teaching Review, 4(1), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/2379298118795885 After evaluating the sources, I believe they are appropriate for this discussion and the audience for several reasons. First, they are both academic sources published in peer-reviewed journals, ensuring that their information is verified and accurate. One of the sources is especially valuable as it presents a role-playing exercise to teach negotiation skills with sample questions and responses that a potential employee should know. The other source explores some of the mistakes and shortcomings that potential interviewees encounter and commit during salary negotiations, making the process unsuccessful for them. Finally, the sources present studies and data from real-world examples, making them applicable to some of the cases that members of the audience might encounter in the future. List to Include on Slide (Paraphrased) According to Wesner & Smith (2018), any potential interviewee should understand the following skills and concepts to have better chances of success in salary negotiations: Maintaining goodwill with the interviewer Analyzing and adapting tactics based on new information Critical listening Appropriately using non-verbal cues Keep up the great work, everyone. -Amelia Natascha Gast yesterday at 1:33 PM You've found great sources, Amelia, both properly cited for the references page and for the in-text citation on the slide! The questions are good ones too to provide answers that your audience will really need to be able to negotiate effectively in the future! What advice do you have for others this week on finding and evaluating the sources you chose for your presentation