Read Message for Analysis: Analyzing Communication Effectiveness under Practice Your Skills on page 28, and then:
- Analyze whether the message is an example of effective or ineffective communication.
- Revise the message consistent with the chapter’s guidelines.
Use standard file type (DOC or DOCX) for your revised message and name the file your surname, module number, and title of the assignment (e.g., surname_M1_FlamingMessage).
A dozen business men and women from each of the three firms [executives and technical staff] will attend. The agenda will include general meetings, breakout sessions as well as a number of social events – luncheons, dinners. As coordinator, your task is to develop protocol guidance for your Turbine Energy representatives when interacting with the foreign guests – such matters as business dress, table manners, general meeting conduct, and negotiation style.
Browse through the information about the two countries and their business practices contained in the following links:
- Executive Planet (Links to an external site.)
- Culture Crossing (Links to an external site.)
Your assignment is to write a 400-500 word document containing a profile on South Korea and Greece business cultures and practices. Use the information from the sources provided and develop the protocol guidelines you consider important to a successful meeting.
Submit a document containing your profile and protocol guidelines as an attachment. Name the file your surname, module number, and title of the assignment in the document name (e.g., surname_M2_MultiCultural).
Group Assignment: Penetrating International Markets – Part 1
Provide the following information in a short report on the progress of the group project:
- Identify the country your team has chosen.
- Provide a summary of the sources consulted and information found so far.
- List the members of the group.
Only one member needs to submit on behalf of the team.
The resume represents the cornerstone of the job search and
can become a birth certificate or death certificate to a professional career,
either kindling or killing chances for opportunities. In later stages of the
hiring process when the employer is deciding whom to choose and what to pay a
given employee, the resume wields little influence, but credit a strong résumé
for getting the initial interview and shaping the performance that results in
an offer. It’s the torch that lights the employer’s fire and lights the way of
the job-hunting campaign. It can also be the ballast that keeps the campaign
stuck in the mud.
You clearly want a resume that energizes your job search –
one that creates impact and delivers results, not wilts in the heat of the
fierce competition of today’s dynamic job market. Conducted properly, you want
to emerge from the resume development process with a sense of career and market
direction, not just a well-written profile. The diagnostic tools described in
Creating Career Road Map, Describing Your Achievements and Peeling Back the
Onion are designed to help you strategically build a resume and not fall into
the trap of jumping into the fray without the proper basics.
Consider the resume your calling card. Develop it
effectively and employers will call.
The best resume model follows an organic, holistic process
consistent with sales and marketing principles. Socrates said it best: “Know
thyself.” Aristotle later added the legendary kicker, “Know your
audience.” Together, the two classic thinkers formulated resume-writing
doctrine that underlies the process to this very day.
So, the primal task before collecting and assimilating
information and putting word to print is first deciding how you want to be
perceived by employers.
We’ve established that the resume functions as an ad in the
job-hunting equation. Hence, understanding how advertisers construct their
materials can be helpful to developing a resume that clearly communicates and
persuades. When advertising agencies are contracted to craft a display ad or
commercial, their first consideration is “What message do we want to convey?”
Firms promoting Starbucks, Walmart, and McDonalds undertake every campaign by
first reflecting on the message to be communicated. Delivering a consistent
message creates a brand image and acknowledged presence in the marketplace.
This is why Starbucks, Walmart, and McDonald’s are household commodities in
their respective industries.
Successful public speakers apply the same rule – preparation
begins by determining “What do I want to say?”
Develop the initial draft of your resume. Refer to the
sample resumesPreview the documentView in a new window provided. Your final
resume is not due until Module 8. This draft resume will provide you with an
opportunity to receive feedback on your resume and also assist you in writing
your Job Application Letter in Module 7.
Submit a document containing your draft resume, achievements
inventory, and Skills/Strength activity as an attachment in this activity.
Include your surname, module number, and title of the assignment in the
document name (e.g., surname_M6_ResumeDraft).
Begin the campaign using the 17 ways to find a job,
including networking.
Today’s job seeker has 17 different ways to find an
appropriate career position and must select the approaches that deliver the
best yield. Most gravitate toward the published market [newspaper ads, internet
job banks] though statistics prove more candidates find jobs through
networking. Before beginning the campaign, you want to review 17 Ways to Find a
Job.Preview the documentView in a new window
To market yourself to employers, you will need two products:
a resume and a job application letter.
When applying for advertised positions, boilerplate cover
letters usually generate minimal results. Using standard, templated text may be
expedient, but it typically lacks proper tone, content and presence. Also, a
cover letter should never be treated as routine correspondence, nor regarded as
a transmittal document, but should focus on the specific skills and experiences
required. This is using the resource of the cover letter to full advantage.
Consider your cover letter a mini-resume which aligns your
qualifications with the position requirements. Resumes are seldom written
specifically to the parameters of a job. The cover letter, however, can bridge
that gap when written according to the format and examples detailed in this
module.
The format intentionally parrots the key phrases of the job
ad and parallels the requirements with the candidate’s qualifications. An
important tactic appears in the closing paragraph – an action close – where the
candidate indicates he or she will call the employer to discuss the next step.
The savvy job hunter wants to be proactive and not wait for the employer to
initiate the first move. However, if the employer specifies “No phone calls,
please,” respect the request.
This assignment should be completed after your resume has
been drafted. Refer to Writing The Job Application LetterPreview the
documentView in a new window and example to complete your cover letter.
Submit a document containing your cover letter as an attachment
in this activity. Include your surname, module number, and title of the
assignment in the document name (e.g., surname_M7_CoverLetter).
In Module 6, you submitted a draft of your resume based upon a Skills Inventory exercise. You now have the opportunity to incorporate the feedback provided by your instructor and resubmit a final version of your resume. If you are happy with your previous submission and grade, you are not required to submit a final resume. There is no penalty for only submitting one resume (the grading is set up to include only the higher score of the Module 6 and Module 8 submissions).
Submit your final resume utilizing this activity. Include your surname, module number, and title of the assignment in the document name (e.g., surname_M8_ResumeFinal)
Embry-Riddle Enterprises, Inc., is searching for a contractor to conduct a Business Communication training program for its group leaders and first-line supervisors. The firm is soliciting bids from prospective organizations with expertise in this area. Here is the company’s Request for Proposal:
Embry-Riddle Enterprises, Inc., is accepting bids/proposals for a Business Communication training program designed for group leaders and first-line supervisors in salaried positions. The training is intended as a five-day, 40-hour program to serve a total of 600 persons with 25 students per class. Embry-Riddle Enterprises, Inc., is a state-of-the-art firm with a progressive work culture, and we envision that this program will embody the latest communication principles, practices and technologies.
The training will prepare attending personnel to function as effective business communicators, developing competencies in the following:
- Understanding the fundamentals of business communication as related to written/oral/nonverbal media, listening, teaming in global and intercultural applications.
- Planning, writing, and completing business messages and other communications: letters, memos, e-mails, instant messages, business reports, proposals.
- Applying strategies to communication situations, especially those critical and sensitive, to achieve expected results.
- Collaborating in a team setting on projects in roles as a member or leader.
- Communicating to culturally-diverse audiences.
- Delivering oral presentations using visual aids.
Knowing what you do about this course, write a 500-750 word proposal that details the training program your company would propose. In developing the training program, read the Final Exam Rubric which highlights what your proposal should reflect. It is important that your proposal demonstrate a depth of understanding about the contents of the ENGL 222 course and present specific references to communication principles, practices and other areas covered. Ideally, rather than paraphrasing the course objectives or passages in the textbook, strive to have your proposal embody innovation and originality by introducing ideas, solutions and benefits not specified in the request but which would contribute further value. So in detailing contents of the training as you envision it, take the option to include other content or features that would add further depth and quality to the program. Regarding the price to be quoted, assume that the amount your firm is requesting is sufficiently reasonable for Embry-Riddle Enterprises, Inc., to award you the contract and, therefore, should not be considered an issue.
From the very outset of the course, you have been researching
and building your Major ReportPreview the documentView in a new window on an
aspect of business communication as outlined in Module 1.
Submit your Major Report assignment in this activity. Include
your surname, module number, and title of the assignment in the document (e.g.,
surname_M9_MajorReport).
This course utilizes a plagiarism prevention service known as
Turnitin™. This service checks all submitted papers against the following databases:
Internet – comprehensive index of documents available for
public access on the Internet;
ProQuest ABI/Inform database with over 1,100 publication
titles and about 2.6 million articles from ’90s to present time, updated weekly
(exclusive access);
Institutional document archives containing all papers
submitted to Turnitin by users in their respective institutions;
Global Reference Database containing papers that were
volunteered by students from Canvas client institutions to help prevent
cross-institutional plagiarism.
