After reading through this week's resources and reflecting on my previous discussion posts, I am able to identify what I did well in my past discussion posts and also areas where I need to improve. When answering discussion prompts I feel as if I always consider my intended audience and the intended purpose. Although considering your audience is important, considering my audience has also contributed to my weaknesses because most times I assume that because my classmates are my audience, they know everything about my topic. Another thing I need to work on is formatting. A critique I've received in past discussion posts is sticking to APA guidelines and citations. Walden's writing center suggests creating a draft and reviewing your draft before posting. I tend not to create drafts nor review and that is a way that can help me improve significantly. In preparing for this discussion post I have read the reading to write steps by the Walden's Writing Center and I hope to implement them when preparing for my discussion posts in order to write successful responses to discussion prompts. 

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Common assignments: Writing a successful discussion post. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter//assignments//discussionpost/writingLinks to an external site.