COMMUNICATION ENGLISH 3

November 27th 2012

Today

Brief look at e-mail etiquette

Presentation skills

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

Before the deadline for our assignment, I want some feedback from you.

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

Before the deadline for our assignment, I want some feedback from you.

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

“I want…”

“I want you to…”

= giving an order.

i.e., “I want you to help me with this assignment”

= “Hey, help me.”

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

I need some help with this assignment. Could you please give me some feedback. I would really appreciate it.

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

I need some help with this assignment. Would you mind giving me some feedback before the deadline?

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

We are having a festival next Tuesday. I want you to excuse me from class that day.

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

We are having a festival next Tuesday. Could I please be excused from class that day?

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

I was sick the past two days and couldn’t finish my assignment. Please understand.

Sincerely,

Student.

E-mail etiquetteUnless you are SERIOUSLY ill, contact the professor BEFORE the deadline.

Dear Professor,

I am sick and am in need of rest. Would it be possible to have a one day extension for this assignment?

Please understand.

Sincerely,

Student.

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

Please give me some feedback for this script by Thursday.

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

Dear Professor,

I am having trouble with my script. Could you please give me some feedback and if possible, could you send it to me by next Thursday?

 

Thank you.

 

Student

E-mail etiquette

If one of your professors (or anyone) has helped you or done you a favor…

SEND THEM A “THANK YOU” E-MAIL

E-mail etiquetteNot sending a “thank you” is rude (very rude in many cases).

- It takes one minute of your life and makes you look professional.

Dear Professor,

Thank you for helping me with this/I really appreciate your help. Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Sincerely,

Student

E-mail etiquette

SEND A “THANK YOU” E-MAIL

Presentation Skills: GesturesA gesture = “a hand movement that is just as much a part of language as speech.”

It you give your presentation like this:

The audience is less likely to appreciate your ideas.

Presentation Skills: Gestures

How do you gesture then?

- Gestures must look natural and must fit the circumstance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKuopm1FnkM

Presentation Skills: Gestures

How do you gesture then?

- Gestures must look natural and must fit the circumstance.

- Try to observe how you gesture naturally (record or practice in a mirror).

Gestures: General guidelines

1. One on one conversational gestures tend to be small and come from the wrist.

- This won’t work well for a presentation.

- Gestures need to be “enlarged”.

“Talking with your hands”.

Gestures: General guidelines

2. Start gestures from the shoulder.

- Makes the gestures “bigger” and more expressive.

Gestures: General guidelines

3. Make sure your gestures are high enough.

- Low gestures draw the eyes of the audience down and away from your face.

- This can be distracting.

Gestures: General guidelines

4. Expand on your natural body language style.

- Trying to force gestures or plan them can make you look unnatural.

- Trying to include words and phrases in your speech that have obvious gestures associated with them can be helpful(i.e., tall, small, on one hand, etc.).