To mend my previous entry, the Diamondback requests that columns be within 600-800 words. 

1. I am writing an evaluation review of an article by Josef Ruin.
2. I will be acting as if I am sending said evaluation to the Diamondback.
3. The audience is primarily college students between the ages of 17-23 who probably have little interest in organizational management.
4. In writing for the diamondback, I will have to restrict myself to 300 words which will be a real challenge.

Apartment (for a college student):
- amount of rent (most students do not have a lot of money)
- closeness to public transportation (a lot of students rely on public transportation)
- quiet surroundings (students need to study)
- security (a lot of campuses have crime problems)
- size (a lot of students have to room together)
- maintenance (I doubt a lot of students can fix their own manintenance problems and they cannot afford new appliances)
- cleanliness/general condition (a student still needs a clean place)
- parking facilities (most students use public transportation but some do have vehicles)
- convenience of trash disposal (for students, amenities are not really possible)
- light and view (a collge student does not really need a nice place but a functional place)

Apartment (for a bachelor in his 40s)
- light and view (for a bachelor of that age, appearances mean a lot)
- cleanliness/general condition (again, appearance is everythin)
- convenience of trash disposal (amenities make a bachelor seem more wealthy)
- quiet surroundings (quietness is another amenity)
- size (size is also amenity)
- parking facilities (a bachelor is more likely to own a car than a college student)
- security (security is less important because the bachelor will probably be in a nicer neighborhood)
- maintenance (a bachelor is more likely able to fix the problems around the house)
- amount of rent (a bachelor will have a full time paycheck and can afford a higher rent than a student who goes to school full time)
- closeness to public transportation (a bachelor is more likely to own a car rather than rely on public transportation)

Lecturer (for a college student)
- clear speaking voice
- good organization
- sense of humor
- enthusiasm for the subject
- command of material
- uses PowerPoint effectively
- writes clearly on the board
- well-dressed

Lecturer (for a 40 year old bachelor)
- well-dressed
- clear speakin voice
- command of material
- good organization
- uses PowerPoint effectively
- sense of humor
- enthusiasm for the subject
- writes clearly on the board

Gun control (for a college student)
- consistency with Bill of Rights
- effect on crime rates
- effect on accident rates
- effect on manufacturers
- fairness to well-qualified potential owners
- fairness to hunters
- impact on those who already own guns

1.  The author uses the following pronouns: "I" when she refers to things that she has said or her own personal feelings and thoughts; "You" when she distinguishes between the stereotyped people that are patted down at the airport and those who are not; "We" when she refers to everyone as a nation; and "He" when she talks about a specific story.
2.  The author first uses a question when she is evaluating the racial profiling in airports from Blacks and Latinos to Middle Easterners. She uses a question again when she points out the insanity in believing that removing our shoes at the airport will realy prevent terrorism. Finally, she uses a question again when questions the reasoning in using appearances in the labeling of terrorists.
3. I think the writer created a group for which the audience can belong. She created this group by asking rhetorical questions and in this way when the reader answer the questions the way she does, they become on her side.

Throughout the 60 plus years of LAH, there has been a long history of effective communication. Beginning with the original owner of LAH, Dr. Lynn, the first doctors made communication a priority. At the time they did not call it effective communication, but the principles are still the same. For example, the 1946 LAH doctors focused on giving the employees as much information as possible. This push to get out information included requiring one doctor to work closely with all of the employees with their schedules, training, and development. That doctor would send out timely memos, hold regular staff meetings, and even speak with employees after business hours. During that time, effective communication could be seen as getting information to the employees through any means and in timely fashion. Over time, however, there began a shift from this definition to a more limited one. The original doctors retired and were replaced by doctors of a different era. These doctors believed that employees did not need know more than a few specific things in order to complete their job tasks. Thus, the staff meetings were cancelled and the memos removed. Employees only received information through informal channels. Effective communication at this time was seen as releasing only the information pertinent to job. Today, the doctors have yet to create a balance. A clear view of effective communication has yet to be made.  Word count: 231

Key words:  communication, effective, employees, employers/doctors

 

 

1. For over 60 years the doctors of LAH have established a history of effective communication.
2. The first doctors made communication with employees a priority,
3. despite not having a name to the concept of effective communication.
4. For example, the 1946 LAH doctors focused on giving the employees as much information as possible.
5. This information push included requiring one doctor to work closely with the employees in matters concerning business.
6. That doctor would send out timely memos, hold regular staff meetings, and even speak with employees after business hours.
7. During that time, effective communication was getting information to the employees through any means necessary and in a timely fashion.
8. Then, there was a shift from this definition of effective communication to a more limited one.
9. The original doctors retired and were replaced by doctors of a different era.
10. These doctors believed employees only needed the specific information necessary to complete their job tasks.
11. Consequently, the staff meetings were cancelled and the memos removed.
12. Employees only received information through informal channels.
13. At this time, effective communication was releasing only the information pertinent to job.
14. Today, the doctors have yet to create a balance and establish
15.  a clear view of effective communication.

 

For over 60 years the doctors of LAH have established a history of effective communication. The first doctors made communication with employees a priority, despite not having a name to the concept of effective communication. For example, the 1946 LAH doctors focused on giving the employees as much information as possible. This information push included requiring one doctor to work closely with the employees in matters concerning business. That doctor would send out timely memos, hold regular staff meetings, and even speak with employees after business hours. During that time, effective communication was getting information to the employees through any means necessary and in a timely fashion. Then, there was a shift from this definition of effective communication to a more limited one. The original doctors retired and were replaced by doctors of a different era. These doctors believed employees only needed the specific information necessary to complete their job tasks. Consequently, the staff meetings were cancelled and the memos removed. Employees only received information through informal channels. At this time, effective communication was releasing only the information pertinent to job. Today, the doctors have yet to create a balance and establish a clear view of effective communication.   Word count: 198

 

When my classmates edited my paragraph, they did not really focus on my emphasis. A lot of my corrections were correcting spelling errors and other typos. I also saw some suggestions improving my word choice. The corrections that were made did not really change the tone or meaning because there not many corrections other than typos and spelling. It was obvious, though, that they did not know what my topic was. I had a suggestion to add evidence that was already included in my paper.I did not make any changes to my paper since I handed it in that day, but more generally I will really work on my word choice and really pick my sentences apart. 

Internal communication is the sending, receiving, encoding, and decoding of messages within the boundaries of the organization (O'Hair, Friedrich, & Dixon, 2008). Examples of internal communication include memorandums, staff meeetings, e-mails, bulletin boards, and intranet. Internal communication is important because it relates the employers to the employees. The relationship between the first line managers and the employees, as well as the communication that exists between them, is positively correlated with the job performance of the employees. Pamela Shockley-Zalaback, in the Fundamentals of Organizational Communication (2006), states:
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In other words, a relationship between the manager and the employee directly affects that employee's job satisfaction. Job satisfaction, among other things, is being pleased not only with the organization, personal job tasks and duties, but also with the communication within that organization. Internal communication, then, builds meaningful relationships through effective communication. The employees "who are satisfied with organizational communication experiences are  more likely to be effective performers...than those who have less positve communication relationships" (Zalabak, 2006). The relationships of internal communication to job performance is depicted as: (diagram)
This relationship is positive, meaning that more/better on one of the continuum equates to more/better on the other side. Therefore effective communication leads to better job performance and ineffective communication leads to poor job performance.

Here are some of the arguments made in the editorial and responses:

- the district court is ignoring the opinions of even the conservative Supreme Court Justices
- the district court went with the opinions of the minority
- our currency has "In God we trust" on it, should we get rid of that too?
- we need to stick to a separation of church and state strictly
- the 1st amendment gives freedom for religious expression not religious oppression
- it's unpatriotic
- not everyone disagrees with the ruling
- saying "under God" doesn't hurt anyone
- our country was founded on religion

Some arguments that are left out are perhaps logical arguments that include statistics. Also, there were no arguments showing how other (polytheistic religions) feel about the pledge of allegiance.

In this exercise, the two pieces that I wrote are completely different despite being on the same topic. I like the first one better because it is more focused and fluent. In the second one, I was writing to a different audience and it was a lot more informal. Also, the second one did not flow very well. The sentences did not connect with one another as they did in the first one.

 

Hey, it has been real hard at Lynn Animal Hospital lately. I’m sure you all  miss me. But the managerial process at there is horrible. I cannot imagine staying there afor another semester. One thing that is seriously mismanaged is the memo sending. I can rember hacing to cut the memos into different shapes just to fit them all ion my desk. A lot of the time they would fall off or disappear somehow. And Dr. Kressler would just keep on making them and sticking them where every she saw an empty space. Needlyess to say there was no empty space left after a while. The worse part of it all is that the memos never really added to any of our current information. Therey were either ineffectualy, nontimely , or just compelyetly irrelevant to our jobs. Memos are supposed to improve the way we perform our jobs and yet these memos never lived up to such a perpose. As such, communication via memo was ineefiective and at times harmful. How could I count the money if I was too busy cutting the memos into a form comapuatiable with my desk shap?

 

There are other reason why the communication at Lynn Animal Hospital is ineffective. Asie from the frequent memos, there was also a lack of staff meetings. Staff meetings are great for ironing out issues isn a quick manne. They also put a face behind the memo. Furthermore, they create a since of ownership when you represent your position in the organization. At Lynn Animal Hospital however, it was almost like the memos were supposed to be in lieu of an actual meeting. Like the doctors wanted to hide behind an auautoritative piece of paper rather than stepping out to ansower our questions.