Visual Aids/Presenting
Professional Writing
Communication Strategy
Interviewing
Miscellaneous
100
Where should you stand when you're speaking?
The presentation area
100
What is this an example of? "We will come up with a final decision as to how to proceed next week at an open meeting"
Redundancy
100
What does STAR stand for?
Situation Task Actions Result
100
When should you send a thank you note or email to your interviewer?
Within 24 hours
100
What was the first assessment we took for Bcomm?
Birkman
200
What is the person in charge of Q&A called?
The Q&A facilitator
200
Ordering your sentences by "Subject, Verb, Object" eliminates what?
Passive Voice
200
What are the three levels of the Pyramid Principle? (in organizing your writing/arguments)
Main Message Key Points Support
200
When an interviewer says "Tell me about yourself", you should lead with _____ ?
Your brand statement
200
Which assessment revealed our level of self-awareness?
360 Surveys
300
During a presentation, when do audiences pay the most attention?
Beginning and end
300
What is this an example of? "A determination has been made that we will choose John as the next C.E.O.."
verb cluster
300
What does ARMOR stand for?
Audience Reason Message Support Organization Relay
300
Give 4 examples of non-verbal communication?
Words Vocal tone and pace Facial expressions Eye contact Body posture Gestures
300
How many points is our Professional Action Plan worth?
200
400
Where should you look when you're teammate is speaking?
At them
400
What is this an example of? "You must" "You should" "You need to" "It is necessary"
Dogmatic language
400
What percentage of the time it takes you to answer a question should you spend addressing the "action" part of STAR technique?
75%
400
At the end of the interview, what should you ask for?
A business card
400
What is our TA's name?
Stephanie
500
When it comes to putting pictures on PowerPoint, what is Professor Epstein's pet peeve?
Using different kinds of pictures (one is cartoon, one is a photograph)
500
to be direct and purposeful, you must adopt a/an _______ -orientation
other
500
List three questions you should ask yourself when you're analyzing your audience
Who are they? What do they know & expect? Are they interested? What are their biases? Are you asking for a little or a lot?
500
Which pronoun should you avoid when you're using the STAR format?
We
500
When are Professor Epstein's office hours?
Monday/Wednesday 9-12
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