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Question 1. Identity is the essential core of who we are as individuals- List what is important to you in priority order. List what you spend your time on in rank order. Compare the results.
Question 2. Review the types of individuals from Schutz's theory described in this section. Which types do you think fit you? Which types fit some of your coworkers or classmates? Why?
Question 3. Write down five terms that describe your personal self, and five terms that describe your professional self.
Question 4. Identify a company that you might be interested in working for. Use the resources described in this section to research information about the company, the kinds of jobs it hires people to do, and the needs and goals of the organization.
Question 5. Of the strategies for managing conflict described in this section, which do you think are the most effective? Why?
NONVERBAL DELIVERY
Invasion of space. When someone "invades" your space, how do you feel? Threatened, surprised, interested, or repulsed? We can learn a lot from each other as we come to be more aware of the normative space expectations and boundaries. Set aside ten minutes where you can "people watch" in a public setting. Make a conscious effort to notice how far apart they stand from people they communicate. Record your results. Your best estimate is fine and there is no need to interrupt people, just watch and record. Consider noting if they are male or female, or focus only on same-sex conversations.
Question 2. Choose a television personality you admire. What do you like about this person? Watch several minutes
Question 3. Do a Google search on space and culture. Share your findings.
Question 4. make own presentation of three to five slides with no less than three images and three words per slide. (Attach ppt)
Question 5. What do you think are the assumptions (explicit or underlying) about nonverbal communication in this chapter? Discuss your thoughts.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR AUDIENCE
What does the field of psychology offer concerning the self-fulfilling prophecy? Investigate the topic and share your findings.
Think of a time when you jumped to a conclusion and later learned that it was incorrect. Write a brief summary of the experience.
Question 3. Think of a time when someone misunderstood your message. What happened and why?
Question 4. Think of two ways to learn more about your audience
Question 5. In a half-hour period of time, see if you can count how many times you are interrupted. Notice this activity at work or with friends.
Module 5: Business Communication in the Digital Age Module 6: Professionalism at Work: Business Etiquette, Teamwork, and Meetings
You know that it's not acceptable to make ethnic jokes, least of all in the workplace, but a colleague of yours keeps invoking the worst ethnic and racial stereotypes. How do you respond? Do you remain silent and change the subject, or do you speak up? What other options do you have in dealing with such a coworker? Consider whether your answer would change if the offender were your boss.
2. List five behaviors you consider most important to participate actively in workplace meetings.
3. Employers try to screen for and encourage professional skills such as excellent communication, promptness, a positive attitude, good teamwork skills, and civility. On this difficult mission, they try novel approaches. A recruiter would intentionally drop a piece of trash by his office door just before an interview. He then would hire anyone who picked it up.70 One gas station manager rewarded his workers by relieving them of bathroom cleaning duty if they started their shifts on time. Discuss these techniques. Do you believe they are effective?