Slang
Professional Email
Public Speaking 1:1
Polite English
Commonly mispronounced tech words
100

What emojis are acceptable?

None

100

 Identify 3 major “blocks” that every email should have

1. Greetings and explaining the purpose of writing

2. Main body

3. Call to action

100

Complete the blank

Every comma or period = ________. Which means, every time you go up or down with your intonation, make a______.

Pause

100

What is the go-to communication style across all cultures?

semi-formal

100

Launch

200

Only one is acceptable LMAO or LOL?

Neither

200

True or False? Using all Captial case letters in an email to get your point across is okay in a professional email?

False

200

What would you say to deal with the following disruption? (use the phrases that we've learnt)

  1. You can’t turn on the screen sharing feature. Inform your audience that you need time to sort it out. 

I seem to be [...]. Just give me a second.

200

replace this sentence: Kindly review this file 

Please, make sure you review this file / Could you please review this file? / I recommend that you review this file.

200

Comment

300

Which format is correct? BTW or By the way

By the way

300

Which  one of the three "blocks" does the message most likely belong in?

How does next Wednesday at 2 PM sound? Please let us know a time that works best for you, and we'll set up the call accordingly.

If you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, feel free to reach out. 

Call to action

300

"When creating presentations don’t cram too much info in one slide"

Cram most likely means...


to force something into a small space

300

Please, be advised

Just a friendly reminder

300

Crash

400

What is the most common slang used in an email?

ASAP - as soon as possible

400

*BONUS QUESTION WORTH DOUBLE POINTS* 

Be careful of clicking ______ _______ when you are done reading an email, as you could send something to people who do not want to see your response.

Reply all

400

____________  certain words with your intonation helps you avoid sounding monotonous and makes your speech more engaging.

a) intonating

b) pausing

c) screaming

d) highlighting

highlighting

400

"Pay attention - we will start working on the project next week so if you have any additional requirements, tell us ASAP."

Just a friendly reminder we will start working on the project next week, feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

400

Iteration

500

If the president of the University sends you slang in a message. Should you reply using slang?

No

500

What should always be included toward the end of an email?

Call of to action

500

*DOUBLE POINTS*Change this statement to use more engaging language.

"When we access this menu, we can choose the file we want to work with. If we click on the file, we can edit it on the fly. For example, we can add captions to this video. As you can see, this automatically creates a new copy of the file where we can now make a few more edits."

When we access this menu, we can choose the file we want to work with. Clicking on the file allows us to edit it on the fly. Let’s go ahead and add captions to this video. As you can see, this automatically creates a new copy of the file. Now, let me make a few more edits.

500

"Greetings! I am writing to inform you of the upcoming meeting scheduled for next Monday."

Hi, just wanted to let you know that you have an upcoming meeting scheduled for next Monday.

500

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