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Answers to exercise questions

Step 1 Read and analyze the case study below.

• Case study: You are preparing a persuasive speech. The goal of your speech is to convince an audience of the value of allowing employees to work from home at least one day per week.
• Audience analysis before the speech: As you are starting to prepare your speech, you decide to send a survey to the audience members to determine some information about them. Eighty percent of the audience members respond to your survey. Your compilation of the responses to the survey questions are indicated in the following table:

Question	% of Respondents Who Answered Yes	% of Respondents Who Answered No
Do you live more than 10 miles from your workplace?	70%	30%
Does the majority of the type of work that you do involve working on tasks that could be done from virtually any location?	50%	50%
Is your work performance judged primarily on tasks you perform versus managing others?	80%	20%
Do you believe conserving energy is an initiative that you should try to support?	70%	30%
Does your work environment contain more potential distractions than your home environment?	40%	60%

• Audience analysis during the speech: While you are delivering your speech, you pay attention to the nonverbal signals the audience members provide. The following table summarizes the audience member behaviors that you notice:

Your Statement	Audience Behavior
Allowing workers to telecommute at least one day a week can lead to increased employee productivity.	One audience member crossed their arms and looked at the clock on the wall.
Telecommuting saves gasoline and helps reduce traffic and air pollution.	A few audience members maintain eye contact with you and nod.
Allowing employees to telecommute potentially allows employers to reduce their real estate footprint.	About half the audience members look confused.
Setting up a home office and adhering to a normal work schedule is one way to be productive when working from home.	Most audience members look interested, and a few sit up straight and have questioning expressions.

• Audience analysis after the speech: After you finish your speech, you go into the lobby where refreshments are being served. As you wait in line, one of the audience members approaches you and says:

“I enjoyed your speech. There are a few points that you made that I am not sure I agree with, but overall I can see some potential value in allowing employees to telecommute one day per week. Can you recommend any sources where I might be able to find data to show to some other managers at my company that support your claim that allowing workers to telecommute can lead to increased productivity?”

Step 2 Answer the questions.

Copy the following three sets of questions about the case study and paste them into a document, then address the following:

Before

• Which survey question and corresponding results provide the most evidence of audience support for your goal prior to the audience members hearing your speech? Justify your answer.
• Which question and corresponding results provide the most evidence that it might be difficult to achieve the goal for your speech? Justify your answer.
• What would you do during the speech preparation phase to maximize the likelihood of convincing this audience that your position is valid? Provide some specific steps you would take to prepare your speech to meet the needs of the audience based on the survey results.

During

• Which audience behaviors during the speech seem to indicate support for the statements you made? What could you do during your speech delivery to capitalize on the apparent support?
• Which audience behaviors during the speech seem to indicate opposition to the statements that you made? Describe what you would do during your speech delivery to try to overcome the apparent opposition.
• Do any of the listed audience behaviors imply anything other than support or opposition? If so, which behaviors? What would you do during your speech delivery to respond to this behavior or these behaviors?

After

• Assume you are going to deliver the same speech to a different audience the following week. Based on the verbal feedback you receive after the speech from the audience member, what steps would you take to improve the speech for your next delivery?
• If none of the audience members approach you after the speech, what would you do? Why is it important to get feedback from audience members after you deliver a speech?

Watch the Utube presentation and post your thoughts by Friday evening.

please write 100 words about this viedo as ur opinion

Also, I want from u please to write tow comments about my classmate’s opinion

The First comments is to Megan Reese

For most Americans, the Monday of the first weekend in September is a holiday that signifies the end of summer. While enjoying the sporting events, cookouts and parties that often accompany this summer finale, many people are unaware of the significance as to why they are celebrating. Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States established to recognize and celebrate the effort and achievements of workers in our country. At the end of the 1800s during the Industrial Revolution, working conditions, wages, and hours were brutal. Any labor laws that did exist were loosely enforced and there were almost no restrictions for child labor. Labor unions began to form which encouraged rights for workers and held strikes against unsafe conditions. In 1882 the first Labor Day parade took place as workers in New York marched for their labor rights during the first Monday in September. Just over a decade later in 1894, there were strikes at the Pullman Palace Car Company (a railway company) resulting in the deaths of 30 strikers due to police intervention. In the same year, President Cleveland made the first Monday of September a legal holiday marking Labor Day as a time to honor American workers. To college students, Labor Day is a nice day off from classes that helps ease us back into the school year, but it is important that we remember why we have this three day weekend every fall.

The second comment is to Jemel Kate Adaya

Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday in September, evolved after a labor movement in the 1800’s during the Industrial Revolution. It is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of many American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. It also ends summer in most northern parts of America. To us, it is a long weekend where we go out to the lake, go to picnics, or go to the beach and enjoy it with our family and friends. It may be a day set aside for people to enjoy the end of summer, but we must always remember its roots to honor those 30 workers and other protesters who sacrificed and made it possible for us to celebrate since the 1800’s.

First of all, this is a rewritten article. But I changed the research question. I will provide first draft, rubric, and comments. (My first draft is C+ If the rubric picture is not clear, please contact me at 1272128907@qq.com) I hope this is an A or A- article.

Second, this article requires the use of rhetorical situation and other requirements in rubric. The reference format is APA format.

Third, I have a reference to the citation in the article. (In the writing requirements)

Fourth, I also give examples of the behavior of research.

Fifth, citation and behavior can not to make major changes.

Sixth, please complete as soon as possible. If I take A, I will give you extra money.

Thank you very much!

You can choose to revise and resubmit either unit paper 1 or 2 from this semester. When

choosing which paper to revise, consider which essay interested you most and which needs the

most work. Clearly, this may not be the same paper.

Whichever paper you choose, you need to try something more complicated than a

cleaning-up of the grammar and other sentence level concerns (although they are a part of

revision). A revision is quite literally a “re-seeing” of a piece of writing. Maybe something

you’ve read in another class has had an impact on your thinking on one of the earlier papers

you’ve written. Maybe comments I’ve written or comments from tutors, or class workshops

affect the way you see your argument. You might seek new, different pieces of evidence to

support your claims. Perhaps your revision will be primarily structural or stylistic; your essay

might benefit from a change in tone or a reordering of paragraph structure.

However you go about the revision, be sure that you’re not merely making sentence-level

changes. Also, don’t just throw in an extra paragraph without looking at how an addition affects

the logic or style of the paper as a whole. I can’t guarantee you that the change will “work out”

in the sense that the product itself, the revised paper, will deserve a higher grade. What I can

promise is that a clear, genuine attempt at revision will not give you a lower grade than your

original grade. A paper with only sentence-level grammar or spelling changes, however, will

receive the same grade as the original. I can also guarantee you that the experience of revisiting

an older piece of writing will be beneficial in the long term for you as a thinker and a writer.

Aside from the revisions mentioned above, the developments you make to your paper will vary

from person to person. You may need to:

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Add or rephrase your title

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clarify/strengthen your claim

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address the “so what” question (i.e., explore the significance of your claim) in the intro

and/or conclusion

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reorganize paragraphs so that the ideas presented therein work to support your claim

without repeating the same point

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produce transitions between paragraphs (if you can’t come up with a transition between

paragraphs, it may be a sign that the paragraphs don’t belong together and need to be

reorganized)

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craft clear topic sentences for paragraphs (remember, a topic sentence should not simply

summarize a plot element or idea; it needs to make a particular claim that the rest of the

paragraph supports with evidence)

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add textual evidence (bring in quotes and/or specific examples from the

readings/film/personal experience)

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analyze the evidence already present in the paper (i.e., explain

how

the quote or anecdote

illustrates the point you’re making and

in what way

it’s relevant to your larger claim)

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reframe your conclusion (remember a conclusion should do more than repeat what

you’ve said in the paper; there can certainly be an element of re-emphasizing your claim,

but the conclusion is also your chance to make a final impact on your reader by giving

them something to think about or emphasizing the significance of what you’re saying)

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correct any mistakes in your use of MLA citation style (add a Works Cited page if you

didn’t do so originally)

You’re not expected to address every issue in the paper during this revision—to do so

would be a much longer revision process; instead, try to tackle the most significant issues in

the paper.

As you begin to make changes to the graded document that contains my comments in the

margins, you will need to make sure that you’ve turned on the “Track Changes” tool in

Microsoft Word or Pages. This tool does just what its name says: keeps track of changes and

revisions you make in your essay.

You MUST use this tool in your final revision of either

your Unit 1 or 2 paper.

I will not read or grade revised essays that do not utilize Track

Changes.

Just as important be sure that you save the file as a new name. I recommend that you just

add the words “Track Changes” to the existing file name. You need to do this so that you

have the original copy with my comments on it and also your track changes document as

well.

Directions to Turn On Track Changes:

1—Click “Review” and then click on Track Changes so that “Yes” appears

2—Then move the cursor into the paragraph to test that you’ve turned on Track Changes and just

type any two random letters. The letters should show up in a new color. If the letters do not show

up in a new color then be sure to click “On” again and try the same test again.

Review the video link on the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. For this discussion board, what lessons can be learned regarding project management leadership? Risk management? There is a lot of research regarding this tragedy, so be sure that you use additional (minimum of 2) external cited research from both the Challenger investigation and Project/Risk Management to support your considerations.

cite work

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Week 3 Discussion Previous Next The discussion assignment provides a forum to discuss the relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered. For this assignment make sure to answer all questions by the due date assigned. Provide a detailed response directly in the Discussion Area. Do not use attached documents. To support your work, make sure to utilize your course and text readings. When asked, also utilize outside sources. As in all assignments, make sure to cite and provide references for your sources utilizing APA format. Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week. Operant Conditioning It is late and 3-year-old Betty is alone in her room. Her parents had just put her to bed not 10 minutes earlier. Her parents are quietly watching television downstairs. Betty begins to cry and after a short time the crying turns into more screaming than crying. Her parents hear her crying and screaming and run up to her room to see what is the matter. Her mother holds Betty in her arms and tells her she is alright. She stops after a few minutes, but when her parents leave her room, she starts crying again. Her father thought that it may be good to bring her down with them and let her lay on the couch while they watch television. Betty is quiet for the rest of the evening, falling asleep on the couch. Betty continues to cry each night for a week and each time her parents take her down to the living room with them until they go to bed or when she falls asleep. Betty’s parents are concerned that she will be unable to sleep in her room anymore. Learning (i.e., operant conditioning) has taken place for Betty and her parents. Explain how learning has taken place.If Betty’s parents asked you for advice (in operant conditioning terms) on how to get Betty to stay in her room and not cry, what would you tell them

Assignment icon Personal Connection to Creativity and Innovation

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 1: Defining Creativity from the Plucker (2017) text.

Creativity and innovation are frequently mentioned as key 21st-century skills for both career and life success (Plucker, 2017). With such importance placed on these two seemingly abstract concepts, it is important that you not only gain a deep understanding of each concept, but also that you formulate your own personal philosophy of creativity and innovation. Through cultivation of your personal philosophy of creativity and innovation, you will become more open-minded, which fosters greater growth and learning. Remember, your personal philosophy is unique to you and is always changing as you learn and grow. Thus, we will return to this later in the course, where you will have the opportunity to reflect on and refine your personal philosophy of creativity and innovation.

Part I:

In your paper,

• Discuss what innovation and creativity look like in your field of study.
• Explain why being creative and innovative are important as a professional in your future career.
• Determine which actions you will need to take in order to continue to grow as a creative and innovative contributor within your area of interest.
• Describe your preliminary personal philosophy of creativity and innovation. How can you best express what it means to be creative and innovative?
  • You will refine this statement later in the course.

Part II: (I will do this part)

• Create a word cloud using either Wordle or Worditout. that aligns with your views of what creativity and innovation mean to you.
• Copy and paste your word cloud directly into your assignment.
  • Note: You will need to use the word cloud you created later in this class, so be sure to save it.

The Personal Connection to Creativity and Innovation Paper

• Must be at least two double-spaced pages (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Wordle – http://www.wordle.net/

Worditout – https://worditout.com/word-cloud/create

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to place students in the active role of a marketing manager with a problem threatening the organization’s survival. Students will respond to a specific scenario that requires them to address the concepts both critically and creatively to solve the scenario’s dilemma.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Marketing: Ch. 2: pg. 40-46, 54-69; Ch. 3: pg. 72-92; Ch. 8: pg. 207-227; Ch. 9: pg. 242-257

Scenario: You are the marketing manager for a local nonprofit charity whose funding is based on membership fees. You’ve noticed a severe drop in new memberships and a decline in repeat memberships, which is threatening your organization’s ability to survive and grow. You have decided to implement the Five-Step Marketing Research Process to help understand the problem and create solution strategies to implement.

Create a 10- to 20-slide (not counting the cover slide and reference slide) Microsoft®PowerPoint® presentation with speaker’s notes on the Five-Step Marketing Research Approach detailing how you will use each step to solve the membership issue the local nonprofit charity is facing.

Address the following in your role as marketing manager:

• Define the Five-Step Marketing Research Approach and discuss the importance of research in marketing.
• Describe each step of the Marketing Research Approach (one slide for each step) in detail including its goal, and create an example aligned to the scenario above to illustrate how that stage would be implemented toward the problem’s solution.
• Define the two types of research data this process gathers and their pros and cons. Share examples of each type that would be useful in solving the scenario.
• Compare and contrast the Five-Step Process with two alternative methods for conducting marketing research. What are the pros and cons of each?
• Define what it means to differentiate a service and provide an example to illustrate how the local nonprofit charity in the scenario can use the strategy to help increase target market interest.
• Explain how differentiation will help position the organization.

Cite a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources with one being from the textbook or the University Library.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Thinking about the Led Zeppelin case, have you ever felt that an expressed idea of yours (a thought spoken or written; a solution to a problem; a creative work; a research paper, etc.) was “borrowed” by someone else and you weren’t given the proper credit? Or conversely, that something you received credit for couldn’t have happened without the hard work of someone else? I’m not interested in catching anybody in some sort of admission of guilt here, so it’s perfectly appropriate to use some else’s experience for purposes of the discussion. What I want to know is, how did you (or whoever) deal with this situation and what you think as you reflect back was the fairest way to resolve the issue?

You will need to write a paper (6-7 pages, not including the title page or sources) describing the various functions of your assigned casino resort. You will need to research and discuss how it fits and compares in the market place and the economic impact it creates. Please use APA format. The paper should be double-spaced and you can use images and charts, however, if you use them to “fill” space, you will be graded down (they should have a purpose). Your final paper will need to be submitted in a WORD document.

The assigned casino is Casino Pauma.