Draft a fully developed essay describing the components of active listening and empathic listening, as discussed in chapter 10 of the textbook.

For your initial post, discuss the principles of active and empathic listening and how they may improve the organizational communication process.

Draft a fully developed essay describing the components of active listening and empathic listening, as discussed in chapter 10 of the textbook.
Include examples of active and empathic listening prompts.
Expand your discussion by outlining the importance of communicatingauthentically, as discussed in chapter 11 of the textbook.

Each week, for full credit, you must make at least 3 posts per discussion question according to the following process:

Post a response to the original question. Please do so no later than Wednesday so that others may realize the benefit of your comments. Required
Post a minimum of 2 responses to a classmate’s response by the end of the week. Required
Additional posts and days of participation are not required but are certainly welcome. Optional

Grading

Your initial post is due by Wednesday at 11:50 PM PST. Peer replies are due by Sunday at 11:59 PM PST.

Support your posts with citations to the textbook. Personal experiences that are relevant and on-point can be made in follow-up posts after your initial post.
Use classmates’ names and note the discussion topic in your posts when responding.
Respond early in the week to generate a collaborative experience.
See the rubric below for grading threaded discussions:

	Participation	Quality
low performance	1 or 2 posts on same day; no interaction.	Unsubstantiated opinion only.
moderate performance	2 or more posts on different days; interaction with one student.	Integration of textbook ideas (cite page number). Proper APA citations.
high performance	3 or more posts on different days; interaction with two or more students.	Integration of text ideas (cite page numbers); proper APA citations; no spelling or

Requirements: Long enough