Intercultural rhetorical communication
• After reviewing Steven Johnson’s TED Talk; Where Good Ideas Come From” and this week’s reading “The Rhetoric of Community Engagement,” tell the class what stood out to you as the most important elements of ethical communication and collaborating with others to generate ideas. Be sure to discuss both Johnson’s talk and Linda Flower’s concept of intercultural rhetoric.
• Then, find a persuasive TED Talk link is attached to Rose George, Let’s talk crap. and tell the class about it. Be sure to provide the link to the TED Talk that you watched and key identifying details like the author, title, and main argument of the speaker.
• Explain why you selected this persuasive TED Talk and how it illustrated effective persuasive communication. How did the TED speaker that you watched convince the audience of their position?
• Wrap up your post with an open-ended question for your classmates to respond to when they reply to your post.
Steven Johnson’s TED Talk; Where Good Ideas Come From
Rose George – Let’s talk crap. Seriously.
Linda Flower – Concept of intercultural rhetoric is attached in additional materials
