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Welcome to Business Communication

Welcome to Business Communication. BA 325 Section 1 @ 11 a.m. T/H. First Session Overview:. Intro to the course & partnering Overview of course syllabus and assignment sheet Website Resources Intro to participants through BC Bingo Pre-test completion before leaving.

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Welcome to Business Communication

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  1. Welcome to Business Communication BA 325 Section 1 @ 11 a.m. T/H

  2. First Session Overview: • Intro to the course & partnering • Overview of course syllabus and assignment sheet • Website Resources • Intro to participants through BC Bingo • Pre-test completion before leaving

  3. Why take business communication?

  4. What do you want from the course? • What is your mission? • What do you want to accomplish? • How can you apply these skills?

  5. Bus. Com. Skill Sets Technology Skills Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Organization of Ideas and Design Goals Setting & Motivation Self- Confidence & Style Problem Solving Skills

  6. Evolving BC Topics Speaking & Interviewing Skills Electronic Messaging Reports Printed Letters & Memos Networking and Job Finding Skills Prioritizing Work and Communication Theory

  7. Basic Info Objectives Resources Expectations Evaluation Curve System:90/80/70/60Grading from two instructors put together Calendar of coverage Dates due shown Links to more specific project descriptions from web version Course SyllabusAssign. Sheet

  8. Come prepared: • Read text before class and complete assigned problems • Use one labeled disk for BC projects (except web project on separate disk) • Save drafts and graded problems until end of term • Save graded printouts until after final grades received • Keep running total of all graded exercise points • Be prepared for writing to learn in class and peer review exercises • Develop life-long learning by reading periodicals, newspapers, web sites

  9. Bookmark website resources • Campbell’s website:http://www.wartburg.edu/bus/campbell/BA32501.html • http://www.mhhe.com/locker6e

  10. What’s currently on the BA 325 site? • Syllabus • Course Assignment Sheet • Schedule of Assignments • Test 1 Study Guide • Web Project Guidelines

  11. Evaluate your skills: • Novice Average Expert • 1 2 3 4 5Circle the level of your skills for each item on the sheet.

  12. How do you ‘work’ a room to meet people?

  13. Work the room to find someone you have not met before. Don’t cheat. How do you find out interesting info about the other? Be ready to introduce your partner to your classmates in a creative way. Go beyond demographic info…. Use your interview skills to work the room to find someone you’ve never met before:

  14. How do you present to a group? • Confident walk to front of room • Eye contact with audience and partner • Smile • Loudness, tone, and variation in voice • Connected ideas with sense of humor • Enjoy the opportunity to share with class

  15. Evaluate e-mails in 1.2 • How well does the message meet the needs of the reader, writer, & organization? • Is the message clear, complete, correct? • Does it save time? • Does it build goodwill?

  16. What’s due on Thursday 1/8 • Read Chapter 1 as background for course • Read Chapter 2 & 3 and complete assigned exercises in text (for discussion only) • Start on introductory memo due 1/13; use assignment sheet plus ex. 1.5 guidelines

  17. Complete the grammar & editing pre-test today Choose comfortable tables for seating chart on Thursday

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