Emails, Letters and Memos Oh My!
An e-mail message would be most appropriate to
A. Offer condolences to a colleague
B. Deliver a performance Review
C. Schedule a meeting
D. Send out a disciplinary action
C. Schedule a meeting
Writers should get straight into the mina idea of a letter/memo to avoid what is called a ________
Lengthy lead-in
Daily Double!
True or False: You are required to wear professional attire on speech days in this class?
False: College is hard enough
True or False: A speaker should be able to give their speech without their visual aid.
True
How many U.S Presidents have been from Ohio?
7
The vast majority of your work communication will fall under the umbrella of _______________.
“short messages.”
True Or False: Good writers spend more of their time outlining than revising?
FALSE
Traditional, technology
Breathing,
Positive self talk
True or False: Carsyn does not like Cincinnati Chili?
False
DAILY DOUBLE!
Spacing in business letters should be ______ except for between ________.
single-spaced, paragraphs
In class, Carsyn gave an example of how to remember when a sentence contains active voice, explain that strategy
Adding "By zombies" after the action
How long should a typically professional resume be?
1 Page?
What percentage of people experience public speaking anxiety?
70%
In Alabama, it's illegal to dress up as a _________ for Halloween:
A. Police Officer
B. Clown
C. Doctor
D. Priest
D. Preist
Name 4 proofreading strategies
Edit line by line, Print it out, read it out loud, take a break and come back to it.
In active voice the subject __________.
subject is the doer of the action
What is Professionalism according to your textbook?
Describes desirable workplace behavior
DAILY DOUBLE!
Name ONE technique to motivate action?
Setting a deadline
Guaranteeing satisfaction
Limiting the offer
Offering a gift
In the American version of The Office: What were all of the contents of the teapot that Jim gave to Pam? Name at least 4
A cassette, a high school yearbook photo of Jim, a Boggle timer, two hot sauce packets that Pam mistook as ketchup, and a miniature golf pencil and a card.
What are the 4 pros/or cons of emails?
Instant, accessible, paper trail, inexpensive
Con: 1 2 3 (overuse)
DAILY DOUBLE!
What are the three steps of the Writing Process?
Prewriting, drafting, and revising
List three advantages to working in a team?
Rational appeals focus on.....
Making good use of resources
Disney lost more than 2.7 million dollars worth of sales of unreleased merchandise during the holiday season regarding what new pop culture phenomenon?
Baby Yoda