 Welcome to Effective Online Communications. Let's take a look at these words. Effective and Communication. Put them together and you have Effective Communication. Now we see that Effective Communication means the exchange of a message by speech that makes an expected effect. In this module you'll also learn more English. While you learn how to speak and write well with friends and classmates. So here are the main things that this module will teach you. What a message is all about your story. It's you knowing about you and putting it down on paper and speaking it so that people will want to hear. Painting a picture in people's minds so that they see what you see and hear what you hear. Knowing about the objective of a message and why it's important and also technology. We're going to be using some tools that work well and help you deliver a good message. But Effective Communication is also about methods and tools that work. It's about tools like PowerPoint, Skype and gestures and spoken language that serve to share your story and help others as well. You're also going to learn what makes people listen and want to know you. You're going to learn how to give your message well online. You just have to see, learn and practice. Some simple rules and strategies. So welcome to Effective Online Communication.