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Hard of Hearing and Exceptional:

Achieving Success in Your Professional Career. Hard of Hearing and Exceptional:. Malik B. El-Amin Outreach Chair HLAA – Los Angeles Chapter. August 27, 2011 – Chapter Meeting Hearing Loss Association of Los Angeles. Personal Journey Before Hearing Loss Late-Deafened Adult

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Hard of Hearing and Exceptional:

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  1. Achieving Success in Your Professional Career Hard of Hearing and Exceptional: Malik B. El-Amin Outreach Chair HLAA – Los Angeles Chapter August 27, 2011 – Chapter Meeting Hearing Loss Association of Los Angeles

  2. Personal Journey • Before Hearing Loss • Late-Deafened Adult • Thriving in the Workplace Overview • Basic Career Advancement Strategies • Coping with Hearing Loss: Attitudes and Actions • Exceptional Experience • Closing and Questions

  3. Basic Career Advancement Strategies - 1 of 3 Do Good Work: Learn, Contribute, Fast • Learn • Formal training • Struggle for understanding • Be curious • Contribute • Meet or exceed deadlines • No mistakes (at least don’t make them a habit) • Raise issues / Offer solutions • Fast • Management expects about 3 months • Exceptional people begin within the first 2 weeks

  4. Basic Career Advancement Strategies - 2 of 3 Manage Perceptions – How Do They See You? • Dress → Up • Arrive Before, Leave After • Have an Opinion • TELL them how they should see you Network – Building Relationships • Ask About Them / Ask For Next Meeting • Other top performers • Boss’s boss • Senior executives

  5. Basic Career Advancement Strategies - 3 of 3 Ask for What You Want • Training Opportunities • Work Experiences (Projects / Responsibilities) • Pay Raises • Promotions • Flexible Hours • Remote Work Days • WHATEVER You Want

  6. Coping With Hearing Loss – Attitudes and Actions • Figure Out What You Need • Phone/conference calls • Meetings (in person) • At your desk/station • Ask For What You Need • Americans with Disabilities Act – Provides for reasonable accommodations • Provide doctor/audiologist note or recommendation • Research specific accommodation and cost • Develop Your Spiel • Be Better Than the Rest

  7. Exceptional Experience • Accepting Others as They Are • We Listen … Because We Have To • Adversity is No Stranger • Respect and Admiration

  8. Re-Cap • Basic Career Advancement Strategies • Do Good Work – Learn, Contribute, Fast • Manage Perceptions – How Do They See You? • Network – Building Relationships • Ask for What You Want • Coping with Hearing Loss: Attitudes and Actions • Figure Out What You Need • Ask For What You Need • Develop Your Spiel • Be Better Than the Rest • Exceptional Experience • Accepting Others As They Are • We Listen … Because We Have To • Adversity Is No Stranger • Respect and Admiration

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