Preston, Paul. "Persuasion: what to say, how to be." Journal of Healthcare Management
50.5 (2005): 294+. Academic OneFile. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.
In this article, the author proposes that persuasion is more than just a plea, but that it involves an understanding of various factors. Preston states that words carry implications which may not be immediately apparent. The article goes on to emphasize the point that
persuasion requires an understanding of the audience being addressed. Likewise, it is also
critical to understand how you—the communicator—appear to the recipient of your
message.
The intended audience of this article would be managers in the healthcare field. Several
references are incorporated into the article, reasonably demonstrating its credibility. The
author himself is a professor of management, making him well qualified to write on this
subject. The article focus on how to improve communication and presents several
practical points to aid in this process. Preston recognizes the importance of
communication to managers, and presents am instructive article on this topic. As a whole, the is very constructive without seeming at all critical.
The changes between this draft and the original are fairly minor. The in-class workshop didn't really raise any particular issues with this annotation and, upon checking the annotation checklist, I feel that the annotation meets all the requirements well.
ReplyDeleteI do not doubt that it could be improved, but I just can't see what else needs to be done.
Hi Jacob:
ReplyDeleteYou do a very efficient job here of laying out the apparent, key ideas of the author's argument. Your first paragraph is nicely done.
Your second paragraph, or evaluation, is also useful and pointed. My only suggestion here is to provide perhaps a sampling of the practical suggestions put forward by the author.
On the whole, this annotation does the job and does it succinctly.
Good MLA form: Preston, Paul. "Persuasion: what to say, how to be." Journal of Healthcare Management
50.5 (2005): 294+. Academic OneFile. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.