Task 5 - D1

D1

Verbal communication – Verbal communication plays an important part in me completing work. It helps because when verbally communicating it’s easy to comprehend when certain points are getting explained verbally than just reading it. However the disadvantage of verbal communication is remembering what has been said. If something is explained in writing it may be less effective but you can always go back to it, whereas if its verbally been explained then it’s easier to forget. It came in useful when I was doing my Dummies Guide because I didn't understand it but when it was verbally explained I understood what I had to do and how I had to do it.

Teacher broadcasting demonstration – When the teacher broadcasts to explain and to help with work, it comes in handy because it physically shows what you have to do and where to get certain things you need, it also make instructions more clear to understand. The disadvantage of this action is that sometimes the instructions can be complicated to understand and they need to be explained rather than shown. The teacher used this method when we had to complete task 3, we had to make a skill development plan on our Google calendar and when he broadcasted it, it was more clear what I had to do because it was shown to me through my computer and I could see what exactly I had to do.

Using blogger – when we complete work we have to upload it to our blogger sites so that the teacher can mark our work and we get feedback on what we need to correct or add. It’s useful because it’s an easy way to communicate with the teacher and it’s an easier way to know what you have to change. We use blogger for every piece of work so it wasn't useful for just one it was useful for every piece I have done.  There is no disadvantage to blogger because it’s useful for everything.

Using PowerPoint – using PowerPoint is useful for the tasks we have done. I used PowerPoint to complete task 2. We had to describe the barriers of effective communication. I used PowerPoint because we had to write about different points and PowerPoint splits it up so it’s easier to read and understand.  It’s an easy programme to understand and use so it’s more effective to do certain tasks on it.

Using Google calendar-  I used Google calendar for task 3, we had to upload the dates and what skill we had learnt from our personal development plan. And using Google calendar was effective with this specific piece of work because we know when and how we learnt the skill and it was easy to locate the information if we needed it. The disadvantage of using it is that I found it quite complicated to upload my calendar to blogger and we had to make it public, and I found it difficult to do. Also I wouldn’t be able to use it for every piece of work, I can only use it for this specific piece.