Communication Skills & Storytelling
Grabbing the audiences' attention right away and a few more times throughout.
What is a Hook?
The team that supports an argument.
What is the "Affirmative Team"?
List any two of the seven core Executive Functioning skills we studied.
What is any combination of two of these: Planning / Organization / Time Management / Working Memory / Self-Control / Flexibility / Task Initiation & Completion.
Name one ingredient of a College Essay?
What is either
• Authenticity: Your Voice
• Specific Story
• Lessons Learned?
Define Emotional Intelligence
What is understanding your emotions and the emotions of those around you?
Eye contact, hand gestures, facial features and a power pose
What is Body Language?
The team that opposed the argument.
What is the Negative Team?
The skill that helps you figure out what to do and the steps of when to do them.
What is Planning?
Describe what college essays are like:
Define “Blind Spots”
What is behaviors or attitude you're unaware of but visible to others?
What is a the Quick-Fire Word game?
The "C" in the CRE Framework
What is Claim?
Handling changes or surprises
What is Flexibility?
The range of number of words in a college essay
What is 500-650?
Define Triggers
What are emotional reactions to a situation or event?
A change in talking that includes speed, sound and energy.
What is Vocal Variety?
The "R" in the CRE Framework
Thinking before acting
What is Self-Control?
Mention one common mistake to avoid when writing college essays.
What is any one of these:
•Writing what you think colleges want to hear
•Being too vague or cliché (e.g., “I want to change the world”)
•Bragging or sounding too perfect
•Just listing accomplishments (that’s what the resume is for)
•Formal phrases like “In conclusion,” or “This essay will discuss…”
•Big words just to sound smart
•Being too casual/slangy — no “LOL,” “OMG,” or emojis
Social Awareness = ______
What is Empathy
For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.
What is a Six-Word Story?
The "E" in the CRE Framework
What is Example?
Executive Functioning is compared to this role in a company for the brain.
What is the CEO of the brain?
Name one "Essay Style" you should have in your essay
1. Narrative
2. Descriptive
3. First-Person Voice
4. Short-Paragraphs
We paired two key ideas: Ownership and Accountability. Give a quick definition of each.
Ownership is taking action even if it’s not your responsibility – because you care.
Accountability is following through on what you said you would do or were asked to do – and being responsible for the result…(good or bad).