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TODAYS AGENDA

Team Assignments

Syllabus Questions

What do effective teams do?

What does professional communication look like?

1st Memo Assignment

Make a difference

How will you make a difference?

Get into pairs (or trios if necessary) with

someone in your team that you do not know.

Interview them and find out:

1. Name

2. Something unique that most people do not

know about them

3. What particular quality they will bring to thisclass to make it better

Once interviews are done, introduce each other

to your team.

How You Are the Same

Find 5 things that you all have in common

They may not be visible or obvious (We all have hair.

We are all students.)

Strive for the unusual and creative

Develop a Team Name that is

representative of your group

Keep it clean and respectful,

yet creative

Team Name - By Next Class

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On every individual assignment you turn in to me, pleaseinclude the following in a header at the top of the page:

Name

Team NameAssignment Title

Example:

Bob SmithA-TeamMemo #1

Syllabus Questions?

What constitutes effective

professional communication?

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Read the memo from Mike Sims.

What do you notice? Make notes on the memo aboutwhat works/what doesnt and why. Consider this from

a communication perspective rather than just a writing

perspective (whats the difference?)

Discuss with group and come to consensus on the top3-5 issues with the memo. Record on board and

assign someone to explain to class.

What are the general purposes of business

communication?

What are the best methods to achieve those

purposes?

Effective Communication

Understand the rhetorical situation

Understand your core message

Have a clear communication objective

Frame story in a meaningful structure

and make it stick

Get it right

Content

Communicator Audience

(Logos)

(Ethos) (Pathos)

Rhetorical

Stance

Entertainer Advertiser

Pedant

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YOU - Recently hired member of Hathaway Jones in HR

CHALLENGE - Design an effective and fair policy on using online searches duringthe hiring process

SITUATION: You have been asked by your new boss to analyze the issues aroundonline searches in the hiring process and make recommendations.

PROBLEM: Online searches are legal but pose potential fai rness/discrimination andprivacy issues

TASK: In a two-page memo, report to Virginia Flanders your recommendations onthis issue

LCB International Education

Who is your audience?

Writing Assignment #1

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To DoRead: Problem Solving Proposal documents (oncourse Website). Print copies to bring to class:

Proposal OverviewProposal ContextSample Written Proposals

Read: Troublemakers - What Pitbulls Can Teach UsAbout Profiling (weblink)

Read: Ladder of Inference ( course packet)

Complete: Writing Assignment #1 - subm it throughSafeAssign on Blackboard and bring copy to class on2A

On your wordpress site: Change theme (if youhavent already). Write first post on your firstimpressions of this course. Add my coursesite andyour teammates sites as RSS feeds in sidebar (usingWidgets).