Outcome 4 -Exhibit poise and confidence in verbal, interpersonal and written communication.

My artifacts demonstrating this outcome

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My reflections on meeting this outcome

Artifact 1 is a video taken of me introducing the headlining artist at a concert that I promoted for my church. This was an event that I planned and promoted as part of a larger initiative to host and sponsor more live music events that I am trying to implement in my church organization. I wrote and delivered the introduction and acted as the emcee for the event which drew around 50 people. I received a great deal of positive feedback for the introduction including a thank you card (presented above) from the church leadership specifically mentioning my introduction.

Artifact 2 is an email that I received from one of my business leaders commending me on a presentation that I prepared and delivered to a management steering committee regarding a recent project that I had been involved in. This communication was sent to my direct management as well as several other business leaders and my peers.

Artifact 3 is a paper that I prepared for my business law class as well as the feedback I received from my instructor. This paper required me to analyze several scenarios involving key business law concepts and then to distill those concepts and communicate them clearly and concisely, much like I would if I were writing a brief or report for management. My instructor commented that this was probably the best paper he had ever had for that assignment.

My Future Learning Goals related to this outcome

I believe that excellent verbal and written communication skills are one of the most important tools that a person can develop. The benefits of being able to effectively communicate your thoughts to others is key to anyone who wants to achieve any level of success professionally or personally for that matter. It is of very little value for a person to be able to recognize and develop a vision or be filled with exciting, creative ideas if they are not equipped to communicate that vision or those ideas to potential stakeholders or others who could be help them execute on it. My own career demands that I continually hone my presentation and writing skills as I am frequently called on to present updates to senior business leaders on the status of various projects and initiatives. I have taken training courses on presentation skills and am currently enrolled in a leadership development program at my company that will place a strong emphasis on effective communication.  I will continue to focus on this as an area of continuous improvement as I grow in my career