Essential questions

By: Maria Sanchez

 E.Q1What communication skills do I need to develop for the
workplace?
• Communication: being able to talk to others thoroughly
• Teamwork: being able to work with others
• Leadership; taking innovative
• Being creative: thinking out side of the box
• Problem solving: being able to solve problems by being
creative
• These are some of many skills that people need to be a
successful employee
• skills that employers need :
• Reading: must be able to read and comprehend text
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• Writing: must be able to write efficiently and properly
• listener: listening intently , taking notes, and comprehending the
speaker
 •E.Q2
How do I create an effective resume and cover letter?

• Do...

• Make your objective about what you can do for the

employer rather than what the employer can do for you

• Talk about what you achieved not how you achieved it

• Use action verbs

• Be concise and easy to read

• Don't...

• Don't be arrogant and overstate your value

• But don't hide you accomplishments at the end of your

resume

• Don't be vague or talk in generalities

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• Never, ever, ever have a typo in a resume
 E.Q 3
How can I produce a professional presentation?

• Keep it simple

• No more than 7 lines per page.

• Use bulleted list. NO PARAGRAPHS

• Never use more than two types of transitions between slides

• Limit animation

• Use high quality graphics

• Use a theme

• Beware the color theory

• Use a proper font choice

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• Use audio or videos to promote cognitive processing
 E.Q4
How does technology enhance effective business
communication?

• It
gets information quickly to
others.
• Can showcase presentations
• It
can send images documents,
spreadsheets., etc.….

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 •How can I best use technology to plan
E.Q5 and present material to a target
audience?

• You can set up advertisements

• You can post videos
• Commercials

• Youcan use PowerPoint, Sway,

etc.…
• You
can use spreadsheets and/or
Word docs

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E.Q6 how will you practice and use
business communications on a daily
basis?
•I will use/practice business
communications by communicating to my
peers
• to send information
• To get my work
• To know when and where meetings are
taking place
• To send finished work
Part 2 of E.Q6 how will this prepare you
for your future education and jobs?
• This will prepare me by learning to write professional emails

• Proper presentations

• The importance of communicating

• And I now know what I need to get a job