Peer Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the work of my peers.

Joshua Smith's Review

Rigo Avila's Review

Open Post to Peer Reviewers

In this post, I will be showing you my draft.

I would like my peer reviewers to keep in mind that this is a draft and that I will be editing it further, I would prefer editing comments be made on the content of what I say and not about anything I should edit to make it flow more smoothly because I plan to do that already.

One weakness in my draft is that it is pretty long, I think that what I said is important so I am not sure how to make it shorter.

One strength of my draft is that it goes into good detail about how I felt about this course and reflects on how I have grown from it.

Peer Review

In this post, I will be reviewing my peers' work.

Peer Review 13a

Peer Review 13b

Reflection on Project 3

In this post, I will be answering the following questions:

1. What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
2. What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
3. How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?
4. How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

1. One success I experienced was developing my argument. My drafts were well written so I knew exactly what I wanted to say.

2. One challenge I experienced was finding visual content for my video essay.

3. Now that this project is over, a huge weight is off of my shoulders. I am ready for my final project.

4. I think that I developed a good argument and that my project was a success.

Revised Post to Peer Reviewers

In this post, I will be answering these questions about my fine cut:

• Key information about your particular project that you would like anyone who peer reviews your draft to know
• Major issues or weaknesses in the “Fine Cut” that you’re already aware of (as well as anything you’d like to know from your editors about those weaknesses)
• Major virtues or strengths in the “Fine Cut” that you’re already aware of (as well as anything you’d like to know from your editors about those strengths)

1. What I would like you to keep in mind as you review my draft is that this is the first time I have ever created any media like this. I hope that it has the correct conventions and that my argument is clearly defined.

2. I would say that an issue I had was the lack of outside audio in my piece, and I did this simply because I did not know how to get audio for it from the internet. I should have spent more time researching how to do this.

3. I think the strength lies in my argument, and that anyone who watches my video essay will be convinced that I am right.

Editorial Report 13b

In this post, I will be comparing content from my rough draft to my final draft.

Rough Draft Conclusion:

When considering this plan, I see its merit. I see how anyone could look at it and think: “why not, it’s helping the people that need help the most”. However, on closer inspection, it may be a bit more dangerous than we may think. It could seriously destabilize the American economy by forcing companies to increase outsourcing, have fewer jobs for people, and turn to automated solutions. This could actually end up working against the people it is trying to help, because 8 dollars an hour may turn to zero, and the workers watching as computers or people from other countries do their jobs. This may also run companies out of business if they cant keep up with the increases. People looking to start new businesses will have an even tougher time doing so, and will look to other more business-accommodating economies for their business. Is a minimum wage increase a bad idea? Not necessarily. Is a minimum wage increase to 15$ a bad idea? Absolutely. I believe that something should be done about the poverty crisis in America, I just think that the solution should be more measured and decisive.”

Final Draft Conclusion:

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The changes made here are obvious, I made the content into a video essay form. This is more effective because it is my voice and my inflection that drives home key points in the conclusion.

Editorial Report 13a

In this post, I will be comparing content from my rough draft to content from my final draft.

Rough Cut Intro:

"Hello everyone, my name is Malik and I will be talking about the minimum wage controversy. This controversy has been in mainstream media as of late, highlighted by the presidential race that is happening here in America. The basis of the controversy is the democratic nominees are promising and urging raising the minimum wage both federally and in the states. This call has lead to several states announcing to raise the minimum wage through a myriad of ways. The response to these announcements is the elation of the lower to middle class people, and the wariness of economists."

While I talk, have pictures of what I am talking about appear on screen, news headlines, etc... Make sure there is a picture of both democratic nominees and many of the protests that have been happening and the celebrations that have been happening. Also, when referring to states announcing to raise the minimum wage, show pictures of those states (California, Seattle, New York, etc...)

Final Cut Intro:

Time 0.00 to 0.34

The changes made here are obvious, I made the content into a video essay form. This is more effective because it is my voice and my inflection that drives home key points in the introduction.

Peer Review 12

In this post, I will reviewing my peers work.

12A:

Comment on Jason Boley's Rough Cut

12B:

Comment on Missy Webb's Rough Cut

Open Post to Peer Reviewers

In this post I will be providing you with my rough draft and discussing it.

When considering my rough draft, I would like you to know that it is the transcript for a video essay. Everything on it will be read out loud and I may add a bit to it as i read. It will be accompanied by images and videos.

A big weakness of this is the fact that I can not present the reader the video version of this because I wont have the materials until next week.

A strength of my work is I think I have a well developed argument and I will be able to quickly transform this into video format based on the transcript I have already prepared.

Editorial Report 12b

In this post, I will be revising content from my rough cut.

Main Body 3 (Rough Cut):

“Unfortunately, there are negatives to a plan like this. America has never attempted to increase the minimum wage by such a large amount, (as the fifteen dollar wage would be doubling the federal minimum). Looking at this from an economic standpoint, the plan is unsound. The biggest issue is that businesses that hire minimum wage workers will be forced to do something. 3 million people having their wages increased by an average of 4 dollars is a steep price for these companies to pay. Another important thing to understand about that 3 million number is that it only counts people who are being paid minimum wage. If an individual is being paid nine dollars an hour, technically they are being paid more than minimum wage. However, when the minimum wage increases, they will be brought up with it. This means that the 3 million number is not entirely accurate. When considering this, we must now know that companies will be raising the wages of anyone in America making less than $15 an hour. When considering this, 42% of Americans will be getting a wage increase." 

Main Body 3 (Revised Version):

“Unfortunately, there are negatives to a plan like this. America has never attempted to increase the minimum wage by such a large amount, (as the fifteen dollar wage would be doubling the federal minimum). Looking at this from an economic standpoint, the plan is unsound. The biggest issue is that businesses that hire minimum wage workers will be forced to do something. 3 million people having their wages increased by an average of 4 dollars is a steep price for these companies to pay. Another important thing to understand about that 3 million number is that it only counts people who are being paid minimum wage. If an individual is being paid nine dollars an hour, technically they are being paid more than minimum wage. However, when the minimum wage increases, they will be brought up with it. This means that the 3 million number is not entirely accurate. When considering this, we must now know that companies will be raising the wages of anyone in America making less than $15 an hour. When considering this, 42% of Americans will be getting a wage increase. (http://fortune.com/2015/04/13/who-makes-15-per-hour/).This can massively affect American companies that higher low wage workers, and not for the better. The current American workforce as of March 2016 is 160 million. 42% of that is almost 70 million people. Assuming the average increase is two dollars, that is 140 million dollars that companies now have to pay. And this is not just companies like McDonalds and Burger King. This is also a large majority of privately owned restaurants and retailers."

Editorial Report 12a

In this post, I will be revising content from my rough cut.

Main Body 2 (Rough Cut):

“The pros of a plan like this are fairly obvious. The concept behind the plan (giving money to the people who apparently most need it) is one that is easy to back from a humanitarian standpoint. This plan also has the support of big political figures in America (Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders most notably). This makes the plan easier to support because many peoples role models have placed there trust in it. This plan also caters to a majority of the population. More than 3 million people in America are being paid minimum wage, which is about 4 percent of the working population. The low wage leads to many of these workers to be at the poverty line or below it. The family and friends of these people are effected by an increase of the minimum wage, so it appeals to all of those people.”

Main Body 2 (Revised Version):

“The pros of a plan like this are fairly obvious. The concept behind the plan (giving money to the people who apparently most need it) is one that is easy to back from a humanitarian standpoint. This plan also has the support of big political figures in America (Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders most notably). This makes the plan easier to support because many peoples role models have placed there trust in it. This plan also caters to a majority of the population. More than 3 million people in America are being paid minimum wage. The low wage leads to many of these workers to be at the poverty line or below it. The family and friends of these people are effected by an increase of the minimum wage, so it appeals to all of those people. All in all, the wage increase should positively impact the lives of the American poor, and help control the massive poverty problem we are dealing with in this country”

As I speak, include pictures of the political people who support this plan, maybe including articles that are titled with something that proves they do support it. Include a graph of the people working minimum wage. Maybe create a visual that shows how many people 3 million is. Illustrate the poverty line. 

Reflection on Production

In this post, I will be answering the following questions:

1. What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
2. What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
3. How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?
4. How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

1. One thing that worked this week was putting together my raw content.

2. A challenge was that I chose to share a transcript of my work, and did not convert it into a video essay.

3. I think that next week will be fairly easy, as I have already established a base for my project.

4. I am cautiously optimistic again for this project, though it will be difficult to make the video part of the video essay.

Production Report 11b

In this post I will be talking about a bit of rough content I have generated from my content outline.

Main Body 1:

State my personal view on the controversy. tell the audience I will be analyzing the pros and the cons, but tell them I am more on the "this idea is bad" side. Tell the audience why I am. Explain to them why some people are on the other side.

The content I have produced from this is a rough transcript that will be adapted into video essay format.

Main Body 1 Raw Content:

"I have my own opinion on this topic. I tend to side a bit more with the economists who are wary of this minimum wage increase. First, I think we should identify the problem. The problem, at its base, is that lower-class workers are not provided with a "living wage" and that poverty is very high in America. The solution proposed by many is simple; give them more money. Make the companies they work for pay them enough to truly provide for themselves and their families. This is a humanitarian solution, a kind of Robin Hood-esque approach of take from the rich(the big companies that hire minimum wage workers) and give to the poor. This is an easy side to take, because it appeals to the moral values shared by many of the people involved in this controversy. People on this side of the argument find themselves asking: 'how can anyone not want this solution?'".

Find content that is applicable to what I am saying. Maybe include a clip of Bernie Sanders talk about the "living wage". Maybe include a picture of Robin Hood as well.

Production Report 11a

In this post, I will be talking about a bit of rough content I have generated from my content outline.

Opening Section:

Introduce myself and the issue. While introducing myself, relate to the audience.

The content I have produced from this is a rough transcript that will be adapted into video essay format. 

Opening Section Raw Content:

"Hello everyone, my name is Malik and I will be talking about the minimum wage controversy. This controversy has been in mainstream media as of late, highlighted by the presidential race that is happening here in America. The basis of the controversy is the democratic nominees are promising and urging raising the minimum wage both federally and in the states. This call has lead to several states announcing to raise the minimum wage through a myriad of ways. The response to these announcements is the elation of the lower to middle class people, and the wariness of economists."

While I talk, have pictures of what I am talking about appear on screen, news headlines, etc... Make sure there is a picture of both democratic nominees and many of the protests that have been happening and the celebrations that have been happening. Also, when referring to states announcing to raise the minimum wage, show pictures of those states (California, Seattle, New York, etc...)

Peer Review 10b

In this post, I will be reviewing Fernando Coronado's Production Schedule.

I think that your production schedule is well made and that if you follow it then you will get all of your work done on time. I especially like that you left all of Sunday open for extra time.  I would recommend taking advantage of the tech support provided on campus for any technical issues you run into. I would also recommend doing a majority of your work in the study room if possible. I would do this because in my personal experience I am more focused in a study room than I am at home.

Peer Review 10a

In this post, I will be reviewing Nick Hernandez's Rhetorical Analysis.

This rhetorical analysis is very thorough and well done. I would say that your understanding of project 3 is good. I think that if you move forward with this in mind for the rest of your project you will have a successful video essay. The level of detail shown in this rhetorical analysis is impressive.

Reflection on Pre-Production

In this post, I will be reflecting on pre-production, answering these questions:

1. What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
2. What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
3. How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?
4. How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

1. One success was beginning the work in class. This got me started and prepared me to complete the rest of the work.

2. One challenge was how tedious gathering the information on all of the sources was.

3. I think it will be a lot of work but it should be successful.

4. I am cautiously optimistic about this project.

Production Schedule

In this post, I will be showing you my production schedule.

Content Outline

In this post, I will be providing a content outline.

Opening Section:

Introduce myself and the issue. While introducing myself, relate to the audience.

Main Body 1:

State my personal view on the controversy. tell the audience I will be analyzing the pros and the cons, but tell them I am more on the "this idea is bad" side. Tell the audience why I am. Explain to them why some people are on the other side.

Main Body 2:

Begin with the pros of the idea. It is a good concept that is widely supported. It has the backing of many well-known political figures. It greatly appeals to a large majority of the population. Really
show the audience that I understand the solution and that I can understand why it is a good idea.

Main Body 3:

Now show the audience why it isn't a good idea. Cite historical facts. Explain to them why the idea is economically unsupported. This is where I will give a background in a few economic concepts. Take each of the ideas I talked about in the second body and tell them the negative way these things can effect.

Closing:

Sum up my counter argument. Tell the audience a little bit about what I think should be the solution.

Rhetorical Analysis of Project 3

In this post, I will be answering a number of questions.

Author

1. For this project, I will be drawing from my own general interest, my major, current-day political issues, and news stories that I follow. I am interested in the controversy I picked and had already done research of my own before this project was assigned. It is related to my major, being economic in nature. It is a political and social controversy currently and is naturally in the news for this reason.

2. One bias I need to watch out for is the fact that I am liberal. I have mostly liberal views on most present-day issues. This could skew my view on some of the research I am exposing myself to.

Audience

1. I would like my audience to be students with no background in economics and on open mind concerning the raised minimum wage.

2. I would like them to be liberal and take the side of raising the minimum wage.

3. They will probably agree on some points and disagree on others.

4. I will relate to them by showing them that I have a similar background to them.

5. I would say to them what I will be saying in my video essay. All they would need to do is listen and I am sure they will be swayed to my point of view.

Purpose/Message

1. I want my audience to see my perspective and have no choice but to agree with it.

2. I need to fully develop my argument in my own head, and find a way to explain it thoroughly yet concisely.

Context

Genre:

1. I will be doing a video essay.

2. It should be easy to watch and flow well.

3. I have no experience.

4. I am very nervous about this genre, I am not comfortable with it at all.

5. I think that the most effective conventions are the use of pictures and voice.

When:

1. This controversy is grounded in politics, so a background on some political ideas may be necessary.

2. Most major news sources are talking about this, as it is a fairly big deal nationally.
LA Times
Huffington Post
NY Times
Washington Post

3. I will be taking the issue from both sides of the argument, so I won't have any specific counter-arguments to respond to.

Research Report

In this post, I will be providing information on ten of the sources I used.

1. Wall Street Journal, "The Evidence is Piling Up That Higher Minimum Wage Kills Jobs" by David Neumark. Neumark is a professor of Economics, and the director of the Center for Economics and Public Policy. This was written for the audience of the Wall Street Journal, which is mostly made up of middle aged, middle to upper-class men. This would also appeal to a more conservative, republican audience as the subtitle is an appeal against Obama. This is making the argument that raising the minimum wage may not actually help the people, which is made evident by the title. The Wall Street is generally well respected as a media source. The author is also an accomplished economist.


2. Townhall.com, "Why Raising the Minimum Wage is a Bad Idea" by John C. Goodman. Goodman is President of the Goodman Institute and Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute. The audience is mostly middle-aged, middle-class men. Again, this is a more conservative audience as it is an appeal against democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. This is making the argument that raising the minimum wage may not actually help the people, which is made evident by the title. The author of this is a very well respected economist and writer.


3. USA Today, "California reaches deal on $15 minimum wage" by Paul Davidson. Davidson is a business economics reporter for USA Today. He has been a reporter for 18 years. This is not an opinion piece, just a statement of events. It is targeted at the audience of the USA Today, which is mostly middle-aged, middle-class men. The purpose of this article is to inform the audience of the events in California regarding the plan to raise the minimum wage. USA today is a widely known and trusted news source and the author has a lot of experience in this field.


4. The Washington Post, "The Risks of California's Minimum Wage Increase" by Charles Lane. Lane is a post editorial opinion writer who focuses on economic policy. He was a finalist in 2009 for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. The audience would be the readers of the Washington post, who are mostly middle-class adults. The article is telling the audience about the risks of raising the minimum wage. It is also arguing against the use of "evidence-based policymaking". The Washington  Post is a reliable, well-trusted source, and the author is seemingly trustworthy based off of his achievements.


5. The New York Times, "The Minimum Wage: How Much Is Too Much?" by Alan B. Krueger. Alan B. Krueger is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and former chairman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers. The audience would be the readers of the New York Times, who are mostly upper-class males. This article is arguing that the raise in the minimum wage may be a dangerous thing to do. The New York Times is a well-known and reliable source,and the author is also reliable based off of his background.


6. The Huffington Post, "Minimum Wage Going Up In 14 States At Start Of 2016" by Dave Jamieson. The Huffington post is a more liberal sided online newspaper, so the audience will probably be young and liberal. This source is just telling the reader which states raised their minimum wage and why. The Huffington Post is well-known, so pretty reliable. The author seems experienced.


7. Journalist Resource, "Effects of raising the minimum wage: Research and key lessons" by John Wihbey. This is an informational article, so its purpose is to inform he reader of the effects of raising the minimum wage. The author seems credible, but I have never heard of the website, so that may cast the credibility of the article into question.

8. Buzzfeed, "California Poised To Raise Minimum Wage To $15" By Cora Lewis. This source is targeted at the audience of BuzzFeed, which is an incredibly broad audience. This is another informative piece aimed to inform the readers of the planned raise of the minimum wage. BuzzFeed is generally reliable, but little information can be found on the author, which limits its credibility.

9. The Economist, "Employment down, productivity up?" by "Buttonwood". This is targeted at economically minded consumers, which is the audience of the Economist. This source is showing the audience one potential consequence of the raising of the minimum wage. The Economist is a reliable source, but the ambiguity surrounding the author calls the credibility of the article into question.

10. LA Times, "Who wins with a $15 minimum wage?" by Natalie Kitroeff. I could not find a lot of information on the author other than social media accounts. The audience is mostly middle-aged adults who are middle-class. This article is answering the question posed in its title, explaining to the audience who would win with this minimum wage increase. The LA Times is a reliable source, but the ambiguity surrounding the author negatively impacts its credibility.

Peer Review of David Klebowsky

In this post I will be reviewing David Klebowsy's QRG

I will be doing the fourth activity, making a recommendation. First I want to advise you to change your title to something a bit more attention grabbing. The current title: A Quick Look into the Rhetorical Life of a Civil Engineer does not necessarily compel me to want to read your work. Maybe make it a bit more catchy to draw the reader in. Another thing I would like to see would be some pictures. I think it is important to include pictures in your QRG to liven up the page, so its not just white space and text. I think this could be a good addition to your QRG that would help the readability of it greatly. I did like how many links you included, because that is a big part of the genre.

Peer Review of Marvin Chaires

In this post I will be reviewing my classmate Marvin's QRG.

I will be doing the fourth activity, the re-design recommendation. When reading Marvin's QRG, I noticed a definite lack of pictures. I know that this is a rough draft but I would definitely like to see some pictures in the final product. I think that pictures a re a big part of a QRG so adding them could be the difference between the success or failure of your project. I did like the way that you structured your QRG, and I think that structure will be a successful one. I also liked the title: Chemical Writing in Some of its Shapes and Sizes

Reflection on Project 2

In this post, I will be answering the following questions:

1. What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
2. What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
3. How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?
4. How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

1. I am glad that I decided to change from a podcast to a standard college essay. I did not have the right materials and I am much more comfortable with the college essay. That was the biggest success of the project.

2. The challenging thing was using my rough draft to create my final draft. This was difficult because they were not in the same genre. I worked through this by writing what I would have said and then tailoring that content to fit the genre of a standard college essay.

3. Next week is a whole new project, and I am pretty relieved but also nervous.

4. I am happy with my final product. I hope that it is as good as I think it is.

Editorial Report A and B

In this post I will be discussing the changes I made between my rough draft and my final draft.

9A:

The changes between my rough draft and final draft are huge. The reason for this is that in the course of this week I have decided to do a standard college essay instead of a podcast. This is a massive change in form, so a lot of what I did in the rough cut was changed. The reason I did this was I could not get the materials I wanted to make my podcast as good as it could be. I will be analyzing a few parts of my drafts below:

Rough Cut Introduction:

Begin Podcast, start by welcoming my audience to the podcast and introducing it by its title (TBD).
Build off of title by specifying my audience (business students). Explain that I am also a business student. Explain to my audience the importance of business in the modern world, and tell them how business is unable to function without proper communication. Now move on to introducing my interviewees, Julie Klewer, Ryan Williams, and Steven Reff. Tell my audience that I will be focusing on a unique genre for each interviewee. Tell my audience what I mean by genre. Julie Klewer will be the genre of a newsletter, Ryan Williams will be the genre of a research article, and Steven Reff will be the genre of a textbook. In each genre, I will be discussing one or two rhetorical strategies. Explain what I mean by rhetorical strategies. For Julie, I will be discussing her credibility. For Ryan Williams, I will be discussing his use of tone and logic in his research article. For Steven Reff, I will be discussing his purpose.

Final Draft Introduction:

In the modern world of globalization, communication is the most important aspect of any operation. In any business, organization, or government, it is imperative to maximize the efficiency of communication. In the business field, this holds true. Business is the collaboration of marketing, economics, finance, and accounting in a professional setting. There are business people in every part of the world. Business has evolved to define transactions, run governments, and measure and interpret economies. Wherever you look in the world, what you see has been influenced by business. This industry is one of the most important in the world, and without communication it is worthless. In this guide, I will be exploring a few different genres of communication. In order to better understand these genres, I interviewed three professionals about how they communicate in the field. The three were as follows: Julie Klewer, Ryan Williams, and Steven Reff. For each interviewee, I will be analyzing a specific work they have authored.

 Analysis:

The changes present between these two are dramatic. The biggest change is that it is no longer in a transcript form, it is instead a functioning introduction. The re-edited version is crisper, easier to read, and intended for a different audience. The intended audience of the rough cut version is me. The intended audience of the final draft is other business students. The final draft is better in so many ways, mostly because it is actually intended to be read by my audience.

9B:

Rough Cut Conclusion:

Revisit each of the genres of each main body section, to remind the audience of what I have talked about. After this talk about how each of my interviewees used email in their everyday life as another form of communication, and how that is one of the most important. Go more into detail on the effects of communication on a global scope, and reinforce its importance in the minds of the audience. Move on to explain that each of these genres are equally important in business life as a means of communication to the people they work with or work for. End with another sentiment about how business makes the world work, and thank my audience for tuning in.

Final Draft Conclusion:

When communicating in the world of business, I discovered one genre that all of my interviewees used: email. This was the main way that they would communicate directly with clients, students, or other professionals. This form of communication is a part of the daily lives of business people. The format for this genre can change drastically based off of who is communicating. A large majority of email correspondences stay pretty short, because anything longer than a few paragraphs would usually be said face to face. As I discovered in my interviews, communication is truly the cornerstone of the business world. Anything that is done is done with communication between people through many different genres. Be it a short, audience friendly newsletter or a longer research essay, all forms of communication are equally important. When communicating as professionals, it is important to determine your audience, establish your credibility, and know how to operate in your genre. Communication is everything in our modern world, and the way that people communicate will be the driving force of the industries of the future.

Analysis:

Once again, a huge difference in the two versions is that the final was made to be read by someone other than me. If I had gone through with the podcast, this is roughly what I would have said. The changes in this are much like they were in the introduction: the final draft is easier to read, ahs complete sentences, it is just better overall.

Open Post to Peer Reviewers

In this post, I will be talking about my rough draft.

When viewing my rough draft, it is important to know that I was unable to begin recording the audio for my podcast. That is not the biggest part of creating a podcast, however (at least in my opinion). I have done things like this before, and what really helps me the most is having a guideline to reference while creating the podcast and letting myself speak naturally.

The biggest weakness is that it is not in audio form. I wish that I had been able to do this, but I hope that my reviewers will be able to work with the rough transcript I have provided.

One strength I have in this project is my experience with speaking to an audience. I acted for three years in high school and have done many speeches to my peers and elders. I am very confident in my ability to put together a podcast that will flow naturally and easily.

Reflection on Production

In this post, I will be answering the following questions:

1. What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
2. What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
3. How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?
4. How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

1. One thing that worked was that I had already created a content outline, which allowed me to create rough transcripts for my work with relative ease.

2. One challenge I faced was getting the equipment I needed to record my work.

3. Based on this, my final draft should come out pretty well.

4. I am feeling pretty optimistic about this project.

Production Report

In this post, I will be discussing one of my outline items and show my audience the raw material.

I will share the rough transcript of my podcast. This is a rough transcript that I will be elaborating on naturally in my podcast.

8a: Opening Section

Begin Podcast, start by welcoming my audience to the podcast and introducing it by its title (TBD).
Build off of title by specifying my audience (business students). Explain that I am also a business student. Explain to my audience the importance of business in the modern world, and tell them how business is unable to function without proper communication. Now move on to introducing my interviewees, Julie Klewer, Ryan Williams, and Steven Reff. Tell my audience that I will be focusing on a unique genre for each interviewee. Tell my audience what I mean by genre. Julie Klewer will be the genre of a newsletter, Ryan Williams will be the genre of a research article, and Steven Reff will be the genre of a textbook. In each genre, I will be discussing one or two rhetorical strategies. Explain what I mean by rhetorical strategies. For Julie, I will be discussing her credibility. For Ryan Williams, I will be discussing his use of tone and logic in his research article. For Steven Reff, I will be discussing his purpose.

I know this does not look like much but I will elaborate more on basically every part of it when I speak for the podcast.

8b: Closing Section

Revisit each of the genres of each main body section, to remind the audience of what I have talked about. After this talk about how each of my interviewees used email in their everyday life as another form of communication, and how that is one of the most important. Go more into detail on the effects of communication on a global scope, and reinforce its importance in the minds of the audience. Move on to explain that each of these genres are equally important in business life as a means of communication to the people they work with or work for. End with another sentiment about how business makes the world work, and thank my audience for tuning in.

Production Schedule

In this post, I will be answering the question: How are you going to manage your time and get everything done next week?

You can see my schedule here

Reflection on Project 2 Weeks 1-2

In this post, I will be reflecting on the first two weeks of project two.

This project has been more successful (so far) than project 1 because we got to talk to Sean and kind of tailor the schedule to fit our needs. The first week was the old way of doing it, with 8 blog posts. Those weren't particularly hard, as they were questions about the interviews, but were still tedious. The second week was much better with the new format, making us only do three blogs but still helping us plan and generate content.


This project was a daunting one at first, because we had to schedule interviews with professionals in our field. This is something that I had never done before. I would say that planning and executing these interviews was the most challenging thing that we did in the project. However, I would also say the interviews were a great success because of how great it was to meet the professionals and the content I was able to acquire from them.

If next week is as successful and intuitive as this week was, then everything should go well. The only difficulty is that it is spring break, so my time management skills will be put to the test. I have faith in the new system of doing our blogs though, so I am optimistic about next weeks proceedings.

Overall, I would say that I am much less stressed out than I was at this point in the last project. I really prefer the new system that we have come up with, and I also think that I just like this project more. I think that creating the outline and the plan for generating content is a good way to help me manage my time and focus on what I want to create.

Content Outline

In this post, I will be answering the question: How are you going to organize your project?

Opening Section:

Attention-grabber about the importance of business in everyday life, and how communication makes everything possible. Clearly define who my audience is (perhaps in the title of the podcast). Introduce each of my interviewers and the genres I will be covering for them. Explain the idea of genre and content to the audience.

Main Body Section 1:

Start with Julie Klewer, exploring the genre of a Newsletter. Explore the rhetorical situation, which will focus on the authors credibility. Go into the rhetorical strategies she uses in her work. She uses her website and her name to establish credibility. She uses a professional tone in her work, professional and applicable word choice, and references credible sources. The genre is short, formal, and audience friendly.

Main Body Section 2:

Next is Ryan Williams, exploring the genre of a research article. Explore the rhetorical situation, focusing on the audience of the research article. He uses word choice and reason to appeal to the logic of the reader. He uses a professional tone and advanced word choice to convey his message to the audience. He transitions clearly between sections of text, and includes comprehensive statistics in his work. The genre is longer (about 30 pages) and tailored to a specific audience.

Main Body Section 3:

Last is Steven Reff, where we will explore the genre of a textbook. In this genre I will focus mostly on purpose. I will delve into the rhetorical strategies of his work, and analyze the strategies he uses. I need to do more research into his textbook in order to accurately show what the genre is like.

Closing Section:

Summarize the strategies discussed in each genre. Include a brief note about email. Expand upon the idea of the importance of communication that was presented in the opening section. Apply the genres I have discussed to everyday life to show their importance.

From Academia to Social Media

In this blog post, I will be analyzing the social media presence of one of the authors of the Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks.

I will be researching John Pernadales, the Executive Managing Director. I found him on Linkedin and Twitter. He does not have a very big social media presence, with a short Linkedin profile and only four total tweets.

Because his social media presence is so limited, it is hard to really compare him to his writing in the journal. His Linkedin profile is quite professional, and he retweets professional business posts on twitter.

Academic Discourse and Genre

In this post, I will be analyzing the genres used in The Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks.

As far as I can tell from reading the journal, only two different genres are used in the journal. The journal moves between paragraphs of analysis into pictures of stock graphs. The Paragraphs are written with a formal tone, and are referring to the stock graphs. The stock graphs have captions to better the readers understanding of the context of the graph.

The first genre is just paragraphs of analysis like you would find in a standard essay. The second genre is the stock graphs, which give a visual representation of the stocks performance, and is accompanied by a caption to explain the context of the stock.

Rhetorical Analysis of Academic Journal

In this post, I will be analyzing the Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks.

The authors in this journal are Johnathan Warroll, John Pernadales, Thomas Wecera, Charlot Volny, Mohamed Hanif, Andrew Kalinski, and Wayne Arnold. The authors all work for the company that publishes this Journal, as the Publisher, Executive Managing Director, Managing Director of Print Products, Director of Print Products, Director of Equity Research Data, Editor, and Quality Assurance Editor, respectively. This is a journal discussing stocks and their behavior, which incorporates a lot of hard data. For this reason, the authors do not really employ much of a voice beyond simply stating the facts.

The intended audience for this journal would be people interested in stocks. I know this because the terminology used in this journal is not common for everyday vocabulary, and it analyzes numbers that only make sense if the reader understands the context of them.

This Journal works with the Third Quarter results of the 2015 year. This means it only analyzes the stocks' performance during this time. This affects the content by changing what they are writing about, and the authors write under the assumption that the people reading this journal know what happened in the preceding quarters and years.

The message is fairly simple, as it is about stock performance. The authors are not trying to persuade the audience in any way, they are reporting stocks and analyzing their performance. The authors purpose is to inform the reader about the performance of the NASDAQ stocks.

Report on my Interviews

In this post, I will be discussing my interviews.

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1. The most significant genre my interviewees used was email. They used email to communicate with clients, students, their peers, and anyone who needs to contact them. They also both used powerpoint as an aid to presenting their material to clients or students, and excel to process and represent data.

2. As I learned from my interviews, the genre changed greatly based on the audience. For example, the conventions of an email wild change based on who they were emailing, but the same basic conventions always applied. Emails always tended to be more conversational and slightly less formal, and also more numerous. Powerpoints incorporated different types of media and less text, and excel is all numbers.

3. The professionals I interviewed both had trouble transitioning into the modern types of communication. AS I mentioned in a previous blog post, neither of them were very prominent on social media. They said that the requirement of constant updating and monitoring was the most challenging part of using social media and communicating with the newer generations.

4. The most exciting thing about writing in the business world is the response. They look forward to seeing how their pieces are received by their audience. 

5. This type of writing is not usually featured in mass media, as it is mostly behind the scenes work and correspondence. However, some of the audits that Julie Klewer writes or the research papers that Dr. Williams writes could be featured in mass media.

My Discipline

In this post, I will be talking about my discipline.

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1. Students in the field of business learn how to function in one of the many aspects of the business world. There is accounting, finance, economics, entrepreneurship, and many more.

2. People with degrees will go on to be accountants, financial advisors, investment bankers, professors, economists, and so on. 

3. I have always been fascinated with money and the economy, so this field appealed to me.

4. Warren Buffett is the most interesting businessmen in the world today. He is a businessman and investor and is responsible for how successful he is now. At the age of 35 hee took control of the Company Berkshire Hathaway. He is noe known as an investment guru and a celebrated philanthropist.

Mark Zuckerberg is another interesting businessman. My interest in him is fueled by the movie "The Social Network". I loved the movie and have been paying attention to him since then. He invented Facebook, which is the source of his great wealth.

Another businessman I favor is Bill Gates. I like him mostly because of his philanthropy and positive public influence. The founder of  Microsoft has amassed a massive wealth and respect through his philanthropy and business.

5. Top Journals in Business

1. Journal of Finance, UK.

2. Academy of Management Annals, US.

3. Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks, US.

My Interviewees on Social Media

In this post I will be examining the social media presence of my interviewees.

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1. I was able to find Julie Klewer only on Facebook and Linkedin. I found Ryan Williams also only on Facebook and Linkedin.

2. They both have very limited social media presence, as they do not really need it to promote their business. Of the limited things they post they are about themselves and their businesses.

3. The main difference is that they seem more attached to their academic writing than their social media. They are more professional, more involved, and more detailed. 

My Interviewees as Professional Writers

In this post I will be reviewing the publications of the people I interviewed.

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Ryan Williams has authored a plethora of works, ranging from academic articles to research papers to lecture slides for class. Julie Klewer has published newsletters for the Arizona Society of Public Accountants, and for her company.

Ryan William's first paper is a research paper about how access to bank credit affects trade credit in the supplier-customer relationships of U.S. firms. His second is also a research paper about how a firm's customers and suppliers make relationship-specific investments whose value reduces if the firm undertakes risky investments. 

Julie Klewer's first paper is a newsletter about Roth IRA rules and married filing specifics, and her second is another newsletter about preventing tax-related identity theft. 

The main differences between these two genres is that Dr. William's papers are more formal and longer. A research paper is a bit more formal and less specific, delving into many different concepts and explaining them. The newsletter is less formal, and deals only with the topic in its title, which makes it shorter and have less depth. 

Conventionally, the newsletter is more straight and to the point, and made for the convenience of the reader. It is formatted so that the reader can skim through and fine what they want. The research paper is more bulky and more tailored to someone who would be reading it with interest.

The overall message of William's first piece is that supplier firms with "access to a bank line of credit or that borrow more on their line have higher outstanding trade credit" (Williams 18). The purpose is to inform the reader about the effects of bank credit.  

The message of his second piece is that there is a "significant negative impact of managerial risk-taking incentives on relationship-specific investments by both customer and supplier firms" (Williams 29). The purpose is to inform the reader about how a firm's investments affect the firm's relationships.

Julie Klewer's first newsletter is basically made to inform customers of their ability to file their tax returns when they are married. The message is that there are several ways to do this, and those ways are explained in the newsletter.

Her second newsletter is about how identity thieves use stolen social security numbers to steal peoples identities. The message is that this is a prominent problem and that you need to take the necessary steps to avoid it.

My Interview Subjects

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Julie Klewer

Julie Klewer is an accountant who works at Ludwig Klewer and Co. PLLC. She is a partner of the firm. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1988 from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of Arizona. She has been working professionally for 17 years. I interviewed her over the phone at 10:30 on Friday, February 19th. The questions I asked her were:

1. What have you authored or published?

2. In what way do you think you communicate the most in your profession?

3. What are the different ways that you communicate in your profession?

4. Do you use social media professionally?

5. Do you communicate in any audio/visual way?

6. How do you communicate with your partners?

7. What is your purpose when writing?

8. Who do you write to the most?

9. What is the most challenging form of communication that you use?

Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams is a Finance Professor at the University of Arizona. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from Georgia State University in 2012. He has been working professionally for 4 years. I met with him in person at 3pm on Monday, February 22nd. The questions I asked him were:

1. What have you authored or published?

2. In what way do you think you communicate the most in your profession?

3. What are the different ways that you communicate in your profession?

4. Do you use social media professionally?

5. Do you communicate in any audio/visual way?

6. Who else have you written with/for?

7. What is your purpose when writing?

8. Who do you write to the most?

9. What is the most challenging form of communication that you use?

Brutally Honest Self-Assessment

In this post I will be providing a self-Assessment of my Final Project.

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I am not a huge fan of what I have created. I think that is is fairly mediocre, definitely not my best work. I think I did a good job on fitting in the genre conventions of a QRG, but I think my content might be a bit lacking. I wish that I had managed my time better so that I allowed myself an extre couple of hours to thoroughly edit my final draft.

I think my project is weakest in content. I am nervous that I did not include enough detail about the stakeholders in my work. I think I should have added a little more detail to each stakeholder and maybe even add an entire other stakeholder to help my reader understand the full effects of this controversy.

I think I did a good job when it comes to conventions. I utilized hyperlinks, pictures, and sub-headings in my QRG. I think that if someone read my work they would identify it as a QRG.

Like I said before, my time management was not great. It was signifacantly better than it was when doing projects like this in my past, but it still was not good enough to ensure that I produced the best work that I could.

Local Revision: Variety

In this blog post I will be analyzing the sentence variety in my Draft.

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I think that my sentence variety is pretty good, I have a multitude of sentence structures throughout my draft. I vary my sentences fairly well in my draft. Being a QRG, I tried to focus on making most of my sentences short and scannable. 

I use the genre conventions of a QRG to help me with my transitions. I use the sub-headers to tell my audience that I was on a new subject. I think this was a very effective way to do it, and appreciate the genre making it easy to do.

I liked my vocabulary in my draft. I think that I did a good job in using a variety of words that were sophisticated but understandable. I am sure that my audience would have no difficulty understanding my words and would also be engaged and interested by my word choice.

Local Revision: Pronoun Usage

In this blog post, I will be analyzing the pronouns I used in my Draft.

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1. I am not particularly fond of my use of pronouns in my draft. I do a fairly good job in the first part of my paper in using a variety of pronouns, but at the end, I use a lot more. I do this because I need to, because I want to convey my message to my audience concisely, but unfortunately, that takes away from the flow of the paper.

2. I only speak to my audience once, when I am relating the experiences of the officials to the possible experience of the audience member. I am not a huge fan of what I did here, but I want it to stay in order to involve my reader. I am not sure as to how effective this is, but I think it should work.

My Pronouns

In this post I will be listing the pronouns I used in my draft.

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They (Swiss Police)

It (Bar Au Lac Hotel)

It (Bar Au Lac Hotel)

You (Reader)

You (Reader)

You (Reader)

He (Sepp Blatter)

They (Coca-Cola)

They (Coca-Cola)

They (Coca-Cola)

They (Visa and FIFA)

They(Visa)

Their (Visa)

Them (Visa)

Their (Visa)

They(Visa)

They (The public sponsors of FIFA)

He(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

His(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

His(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

His(Sepp Blatter)

His(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

He(Sepp Blatter)

His(Sepp Blatter)

His(Sepp Blatter)

His(Sepp Blatter)