...Objective Summary 1 2.1 Assess effective oral communication skills. The readings from week one had many good points about oral communication skills. That is important to keep a clear concise wording to attract the audience and deliver good results (D’O Brian 1994). This is in tune with the college of education. Many presentations must be made. Skill pertaining to speaking is necessary to have an effective relationship with colleagues, students, parents and professors devoid of misunderstandings. Of course this is not achieved overnight; practice makes perfect (Charles, 2002). The readings also emphasized body language to keep the audience interested. For example eye contact and good form of posture can suggest confidence and control which are key to successful presentation (Woolf, 2001). Effective oral communication in classroom setting determines how much students will understand and succeed. 2.2 Plan and implement strategies for managing Learning Team dynamics. In COM/516 we ended up forming learning teams that are going to be with us until we complete the program. 30 % of the student’s grade comes from team work. And it is important to be team player because future education career requires that we would be able to work with other employees and especially students. In learning team B we set certain ground rules such as deadlines that must be met. How many meetings will be held per week, who will be in charge of projects, essay or presentations....
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...Weekly Summary Denishia Usher HCS-131 November 30, 2015 Linda Widjaja Weekly Summary In the last five weeks of this course, we have learned a lot. I am shocked that we are in the last week of this course. In this week, we are learning about Planning Business Messages and also reviewed Understanding Business Communication in Today’s Workplace. After reading and watching the videos, we should be able to explain the importance of positive employee relations along with determining the best practices for workplace communications. The ideas, readings, discussions, or activities that stood out to me the most were from the electronic reserve readings. I had the chance to read an article called Effective Communication Programs Keep Workers Healthy and Morale High. While reading this article it had mentioned, "A little investment in psychologically healthy workplaces can pay big dividends in years to come." When I was reading this quote, the meaning that came to my mind was, "if the company takes its timeout to communicate effectively with its employees, later on the company is going to be successful, and the employees are committed to the company. From personal experiences, I agree with the quote. I have had bosses who spoken to me in such a degrading way, and it may me feel some way. I had bosses who also uplifted me and praised me when I was doing a good job for the company. With effective communication, a business can come along the way. I was surprised the most by the behaviors...
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...Weekly Summary 6 HCS/514 April 21, 2014 Dr. Carol Young What ideas, readings, or discussions, or activities stood out to you? Why? Chapter 1 discussed some great information about the constant changes in healthcare and trends that were created. This chapter discusses how some trends was beneficial to impacting change throughout the organization. I was really intrigued by the discussion about organizational survival strategies. I did not realize that this is a crucial part of growth and development that an organization must be involved in. Chapter 2 discussed how change can impact the environment and productivity of the organization. Manager’s behavior and response were discussed in the readings. I enjoyed reading about the examples that were representative of how certain changes in healthcare was positive and still in existent today. The Y2K was a great example because even though I was young in college I understood the concept of the importance of being ready for this transition. This specific example showed me as a manager that facing critical issues and being proactive and establishing programs will lead to a successful process with change. What had the greatest impact on you? The greatest impact for me was learning how to be ready and flexible to the changing evolution in healthcare. Understanding that you have to expect good and bad changes but also predict that resistance will come with the new endeavor. As a manager being in control and setting aside...
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...4/11/2016 Purdue OWL Welcome to the Purdue OWL This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/). When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice at bottom. Contributors:Elyssa Tardiff, Allen Brizee. Summary: This resource describes why outlines are useful, what types of outlines exist, suggestions for developing effective outlines, and how outlines can be used as an invention strategy for writing. Four Main Components for Effective Outlines Ideally, you should follow the four suggestions presented here to create an effective outline. When creating a topic outline, follow these two rules for capitalization: For firstlevel heads, present the information using all uppercase letters; and for secondary and tertiary items, use upper and lowercase letters. The examples are taken from the Sample Outline handout. Parallelism—How do I accomplish this? Each heading and subheading should preserve parallel structure. If the first heading is a verb, the second heading should be a verb. Example: I. CHOOSE DESIRED COLLEGES II. PREPARE APPLICATION ("Choose" and "Prepare" are both verbs. The present tense of the verb is usually the preferred form for an outline.) Coordination—How do I accomplish this? All the information contained in Heading 1 should have the same significance as the information contained in Heading 2. The same goes for the subheadings (which should be less significant than the headings)...
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.... Introduction – You need to outline to your CEO the aim of report, the issue in focus (a quick summary from your brief), what management functions /theories are going to be covered, and how the issue is going to be addressed. 2. Defining and framing the Issue –You need to identify the underlying reasons why the issue has arisen in the first place (the ‘why’? question). As part of this, you will need to frame the issue in relation to the current practices with management functions (including supporting theory/theories) that may have contributed to the issue. You should include some consideration of any relevant environmental factors (internal/external) that may have influenced the issue. 3. Addressing the Issue – You need to show how you will address the underlying reasons that have contributed to the issue by outlining changes to the existing practices with the identified management functions (the ‘how’? question). Your arguments need to be supported with reference to theory/theories that endorse the new approach. 4. Conclusion – You need to provide a summary and evaluation of the key findings of the report. You may choose to identify some limitations and/or assumptions associated with the findings that reader of the report should be aware of. 5. Recommendations – You need to provide no less than two and no more than three recommendations on the courses of action that the business ‘should’ undertake. These recommendations should clearly and succinctly outline a suggested...
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...Westminster International University in Tashkent, Academic year 2013-14, Semester 1 Module name Personal Development CW weighting 40% Submission deadline TW12-13 Sem.One CW format (individual/group) Individual CW number and title CW 2 Oral presentation CW checks the learning outcomes 1- prepare documents about themselves, reflecting the personal development of a student (such as a portfolio, an action plan); 2- set goals for further improvement based on individual reflective learning; 4- communicate in writing and orally; 6- deliver a presentation Oral Presentation You will need to prepare an individual oral presentation. The Oral Presentation task will test your ability to communicate information in oral form supporting it with visual aids such as Power Point slides, posters, etc. The presentations will take place in TW 12-13 of semester one. Each presentation will last 5-6 minutes. It will consist of an introduction, the main body and a conclusion and will be followed by questions from the audience. You will be assessed on 1. quality of the content, 2. ability to structure the material, 3. interaction with the audience using body language and eye contact and dealing with questions appropriately 4. quality of visual aids. Prepare a presentation which is based on the topic “My personal learning from research on Mass Media in Uzbekistan” You need to follow the steps below: 1 Westminster International University in Tashkent, Academic year 2013-14, Semester...
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...results to be attained, not how they are to achieve them. CDRs use orders to provide direction and guidance that focus the forces activities on the achievement of the main objective, set priorities, allocate resources, and influence the situation. 6. Accept prudent risk – a deliberate exposure to potential injury or loss when the commander judges the outcome in terms of mission accomplishment as worth the cost. PRESENTATION OUTLINE / SLIDES A. Intro, purpose, references, procedure/outline 1. Greeting (poised and confident) 2. Purpose (BLUF) – relevant, focused, clear, concise, stating thesis 3. References (current and meaningful) 4. Procedure and outline, logical, posted or embedded throughout the brief B. Quick summary of events leading to battle. C. Analysis of mission command from one side of the battle – four of the 6 principles of mission command D. Quick description of the battles outcome on how the mission affected that outcome. E. Significance of this analysis. 1. Para B-E body of Mission Analysis paper 2....
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...The audio summary is a new product for the market. These is no direct competitor because we are the only audio summary in the market currently. However, the competitions are still existed since there are substitutes for our product. The substitutes include document summary and video review for textbooks. It is obvious that there are many different documental summary for textbooks in the market right now. For example, Koofers Notes is a website that allowed students to upload these course materials for others students, but the materials are delayed and unorganized. It has hundreds relative files for one course, and many of them are insignificant. It will take a great amount of time for students to find the information they want. In addition,...
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...Consulting Case Memo -- Outline Executive Summary While this section appears first, it should actually be the last thing you write. * The executive summary should be no more than one page. * Executive summaries are not “introductions.” They do not provide background. * Everything discussed in the executive summary should be explained in greater detail in the body of the memo. * If the only thing someone reads is your executive summary, your reader should have a good understanding of the problem, your proposal, the most important cost(s), and the most important benefit(s). Problem Statement Identify the problem in business terms. State clearly why the owner, president, or CEO should care about addressing the problem you’ve identified. Proposed Solution Identify the one most important action the company or organization needs to take to address the problem. Be as specific as possible in describing your solution. Costs of the Proposal Be as inclusive as possible when thinking about costs. Consider things like opportunity costs and the impact of the proposed change on the organization’s culture in addition to the more obvious financial costs. Identify every possible objection to your proposal. Why hasn’t the company already taken this step? The quickest way to have your recommendation rejected is to hear an objection to which you must reply, “I hadn’t thought of that.” Benefits of the Proposal How will your specific proposal address the problem you’ve...
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...Author name [Pick the date] Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared the paper, and date submitted. [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary. 1 2. Introduction. 1 III. Review of Literature. 1 1. Analysis. 1 2. Recommendations. 1 3. Summary and Conclusions. 1 VII. Appendix x. 1 VIII. References. 1 List the main ideas and section of your paper and the pages in which they are located. The illustrations should be included separately. Make sure that you have page numbers in your paper and list the page number(s) in the table of contents for the page where the appropriate section starts. Helpful Notes: Prepare an outline of your paper before you go forward. The outline is due at the end of Week 5 – which is also the first draft of your paper. Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required. You can use example like graphs, diagrams, photographs, flowcharts, maps, drawings, etc. to help clarify and support the written part of your report. I. Executive Summary Use a header titled with the name of your project. Explain what you found, how you researched your topic, and what you...
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...3/17/14 Document- Letter of transmittal (one page = D) D- Table of contents D- Executive Summary Introduction (background & scope)+ Findings + Conclucluions (and/ or recommendations) + (+ IFC =D or more) D- References Letter of transmittal -Authorization (Dr Zlack) -Preview of report & conclusion -Goodwill closing Table of Contents __________ …… 2 ___________...... 3 Align the contents with the numbers correctly. That’s the hardest part. Executive Summary -An “abstract” of report (search academic abstract) Introduction -purpose (problem) *-scope & limitations -Preview of the report organization Scope= What we did do (in the research) Limitations= what we did not do (….) Rules for Graphs * Must be introduced in the text ( in the paragraphs) ----- as you can see from figure 5 see graph 3 * - must be title * must have a legend Speech- Delivery Eye Contact 1. Attention 2. Connection (rapport) 3. Credibility * 4. Confidence Don’t mention do not! Always say Didn’t shouldn’t wouldn’t etc. (catch someone lying) 1 look at everyone 2 Refrain from looking at things 3 Do not read Oral Communication Do’s 1 do have sufficient volume 2 Have a conversational pace 3 Do have vocal variety ( do not memorize) Don’ts 1 Don’t apologize 2 Don’t curse Nonverbal -Posture - Gesture -Attire * Professional or plain * No logos (accessories (limited) ) * No Hats ...
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...I chose to do my analysis on an article from US Weekly. It is multimedia because it contains words and pictures. Without pictures, I think that the article would have looked boring, but without text, there wouldn’t be an article at all. I was drawn to an article about Nick Viall from The Bachelor because it was the cover story and included a lot of pictures and interesting headlines. Pictures of Nick, the individual contestants mentioned, and a group shot of him with all of this girls are on this season. They use a lot of pictures of roses and rose petals, because they have important significance on the show. People seeing the roses or petals might make them emotional because their favorite didn’t get a rose this week, or because they’ve always wanted a rose from past bachelors. In the article, they reveal things that Nick did before being on this season of The Bachelor and also some insight on the most popular contestants so far. I think that it was written to stir the pot of the emotions of the viewers from the show. They wanted to create drama to keep this season interesting. It was most likely...
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...Good and poor examples of executive summaries This is a GOOD example from an Accounting & Finance assignment. Footnote Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective profitability, liquidity and financial stability of Outdoor Equipment Ltd. Methods of analysis include trend, horizontal and vertical analyses as well as ratios such as Debt, Current and Quick ratios. Other calculations include rates of return on Shareholders Equity and Total Assets and earnings per share to name a few. All calculations can be found in the appendices. Results of data analysed show that all ratios are below industry averages. In particular, comparative performance is poor in the areas of profit margins, liquidity, credit control, and inventory management. The report finds the prospects of the company in its current position are not positive. The major areas of weakness require further investigation and remedial action by management.Recommendations discussed include: improving the average collection period for accounts receivable· improving/increasing inventory turnover· reducing prepayments and perhaps increasing inventory levels The report also investigates the fact that the analysis conducted has limitations. Some of the limitations include: forecasting figures are not provided nature and type of company is not known nor the current economic conditions data limitations as not enough information is provided or enough detail...
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...Executive Summary: Organizational Focus & Goals Derron Venerable University of Phoenix HRM/326 MARIBEL HINES September 15, 2014 Introduction The purpose of an Executive Summary is articulate a full report with the least amount of words possible depending on the size and nature of the issue. In most cases executive summaries serve as a report for executives who do not have the time to read the full report; therefore, the summary will give the executive the information that he or she needs to understand the objective, the issue(s), and the plan(s) in place to solve the issue(s). The following summary is focusing on an on-going overtime issue that one of the company’s branches is having. Focus and Goals The current focus at this particular location is to complete the daily task in the fastest most efficient safest way possible. The goals are to minimize or combine the current routes, run the routes from the closet point to the furthest and create a benchmark for each driver to attempt to meet in a safe but efficient manner. The research states that if the routes are done in a sequence form from the closet point to...
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..._______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Report Information from ProQuest 22 August 2012 04:09 _______________________________________________________________ Table of Contents 1. Carbon tax: expert sees opportunities for energy management suppliers................................................... 1 22 August 2012 ii ProQuest Document 1 of 1 Carbon tax: expert sees opportunities for energy management suppliers Author: Hodgkinson, Steve. Publication info: Manufacturers' Monthly (Jul 2011). ProQuest document link Abstract: Putting aside the politics of how best to design Australia's strategy for transitioning to a greener economy, the Government's Climate Change Plan finally gives businesses some clarity over the imperatives to invest in technology to reduce CO2 emissions.For most organisations this means that they will need to invest in systems to monitor operational processes and to analyse and report on their energy consumption, the energy efficiency of production facilities and offices and their overall CO2 emission... Links: Linking Service Full Text: Putting aside the politics of how best to design Australia's strategy for transitioning to a greener economy, the Government's Climate Change Plan finally gives businesses some clarity over the imperatives to invest in technology to reduce CO2 emissions.For most organisations this means that they will need to invest...
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